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♂ Robert Dunsmuir
aliasRobert Dunsmuir
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 2 0 2
Birth 31 August 1825 → 198 years + 7 months ago
Lived 63 years + 7 months
First mandate 23 July 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 10 months
Death 12 April 1889 → 135 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Henry Croft (1856–1917) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 6 8 19 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John G. Barnston  m 
⊖ William Raybould  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Colin C. McKenzie  m 
⊖ George Thomson  m 
 
Eligible: 553 Votes: 770 Participation: 69.62% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
4		 British Columbia
23 July 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28663(F) — 26 Jul 2023 22:23 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
56
OPPO
 1/5 229 59.48% +62 Loser:
OPPO
 167 43.38% Edward Quennell
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 56
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 764 Votes: 1,157 Participation: 75.72% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
7 July 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28685(F) — 2 Mar 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
GOV
 1/7 366 63.21% +174 Loser:
IND
 192 33.16% Robert S.B. O'Brian
After his election:
12 Apr 1889 63
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 9 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 764 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
29 June 1889
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28699(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Andrew Haslam

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Robert Dunsmuir		 06 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Aug 2023 02:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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