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♂ William Raybould
aliasWilliam Raybould
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 c. 1836 → 188 years ago
Lived ± 50 years
First mandate 23 July 1882 → 141 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 46 years
Death 3 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

William Raybould (c.1836–1886)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Noah Shakespeare (1839–1921) Brother-in-law
 
Well that's interesting!
A British Columbian MLA since 1882, Raybould also managed a millinery shop with his wife. He died in office after falling from a wharf behind the shop while the tide was out, apparently investigating a noise from the shop.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 4 4 10 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John G. Barnston  m 
⊖ Colin C. McKenzie  m 
 		 ⊖ Robert Dunsmuir  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ 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
±46
OPPO
 2/5 185 48.05% +18 Loser:
OPPO
 167 43.38% Edward Quennell
After his election:
24 Jul 1882 ±46
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
±50
GOV
 2/7 267 46.11% +75 Loser:
IND
 192 33.16% Robert S.B. O'Brian
After his election:
3 Dec 1886 ±50
GOV
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 764 Votes: 496 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 British Columbia
3 January 1887
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28691(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
±50		 Successor:
GOV
 335 67.54% George Thomson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
William Raybould		 09 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Raybould		 09 Jan 2024

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