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♂ Thomas W. Paterson
aliasThomas W. Paterson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 3 5
Birth 6 December 1850 → 173 years + 4 months ago
Lived 70 years + 8 months
First mandate 23 December 1902 → 121 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 52 years
Death 28 August 1921 → 102 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 6 months after 1 February 1907
Special notes
None
 
Thomas W. Paterson (1850–1921)
© Photo c.1914 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George Riley (1843–1916) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 4 1 8 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John P. Booth  m 
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Richard Hall  m 
⊖ John H. Turner  m 
 
Eligible: 415 Votes: 273 Participation: 65.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28770(F) — 23 Jul 2023 20:49 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
47
OPPO
 2/2 129 47.25% -15 Winner:
GOV
 144 52.75% John P. Booth
Eligible: 5,557 Votes: 8,199 Participation: 49.18% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
2 February 1899
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28795(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
48
GOV
 5/6 1,254 45.88% -180 Winner:
OPPO
 1,434 52.47% Albert E. McPhillips
Eligible: 423 Votes: 349 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
23 December 1902
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28839(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
52
IND
 1/2 196 56.16% +43 Loser:
GOV
 153 43.84% Horatio J. Robertson

Service: 8 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 413 Votes: 375 Participation: 90.80% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28873(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/2 221 58.93% +67 Loser:
LC
 154 41.07% Henry W. Bullock

Service: 3 years 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 486 Votes: 363 Participation: 74.69% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 British Columbia
1 February 1907
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28909(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
LIB
 2/3 173 47.66% -6 Winner:
LC
 179 49.31% Albert E. McPhillips

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Wilson Paterson		 09 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Wilson Paterson		 09 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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