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♂ Edwin C. Smith
aliasEdwin C. Smith
Record
57498 · 13788

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 16 September 1850 → 173 years + 7 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 9 June 1900 → 123 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 8 months
Death 16 May 1924 → 99 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 4 September 1903
Special notes
His name also appears as Edwin Clark Smith.
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 3 2 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William R. Ross  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,612 Votes: 982 Participation: 60.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28805(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
GOV
 1/3 428 43.58% +45 Loser:
IND
 383 39.00% William Fernie
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 49
GOV
 →
OPPO
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,135 Votes: 846 Participation: 74.54% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28846(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LIB
 2/3 309 36.52% -7 Winner:
LC
 316 37.35% William R. Ross

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Edwin Clark Smith		 21 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Edwin C. Smith		 21 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Oct 2023 19:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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