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♂ James M. "Pothole" Kellie
aliasJames M. "Pothole" Kellie
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
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British Columbia 3 1 4
Birth 6 December 1848 → 175 years + 4 months ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 13 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 12 December 1927 → 96 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 27 years + 6 months after 8 June 1900
Special notes
None
 
James M. "Pothole" Kellie (1848–1927)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Kellie was a British Columbian MLA from 1890 to 1900. He acquired the nickname of "Pothole" when he was prospecting for gold in Golden around 1884. He was convinced that there was some to be found in two deep potholes in Canyon Creek. He and his two partners eventually succeeded in diverting the creek, only to find the decaying leg of a mountain goat.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 9 11 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William M. Brown  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Thomas Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: 206 Votes: 156 Participation: 75.73% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28720(F) — 23 Jul 2023 19:56 ET
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 → New to this legislature
Age
41
IND
 1/4 46 29.49% +1 Loser:
OPPO
 45 28.85% William M. Brown
After his election:
14 Jun 1890 41
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 4 years 23 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 550 Votes: 342 Participation: 62.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
17 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28742(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
GOV
 1/2 217 63.45% +92 Loser:
OPPO
 125 36.55% William M. Brown

Service: 3 years 11 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,212 Votes: 666 Participation: 54.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28776(F) — 23 Jul 2023 21:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
OPPO
 1/2 371 55.71% +76 Loser:
GOV
 295 44.29% William White
After his election:
10 Jul 1898 49
OPPO
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 1 year 10 months 30 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 1,661 Votes: 881 Participation: 53.04% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28818(F) — 23 Jul 2023 22:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LC
 513 58.23% Thomas Taylor
Eligible: 1,085 Votes: 844 Participation: 77.79% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28860(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
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 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
54
LIB
 2/3 316 37.44% -26 Winner:
LC
 342 40.52% Thomas Taylor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James M. Kellie		 16 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James M. Kellie		 16 Feb 2024

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