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♂ William R. Black
aliasWilliam R. Black
Record
5147 · 13900

Presbyterian   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate ✓
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 0 2 2
Birth 11 January 1855 → 169 years + 3 months ago
Lived 64 years + 8 months
First run 23 January 1883 → 141 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 28 years
Death 25 September 1919 → 104 years + 7 months ago
 
Special notes
None
 
William R. Black (1855–1919)
© Photo 1894 via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Alexander M. Sutherland (1849–1884) Brother-in-law
⊖ Hector Sutherland (1852–1927) Brother-in-law
⊖ John Sutherland (1821–1899) Father-in-law
 

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Edward H.G.G. Hay  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph Martin  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 621 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28382(F) — 16 Mar 2022 19:33 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
CONS
 2/3 304 48.95% -11 Winner:
LIB
 315 50.72% Joseph Martin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 551 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
19 May 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28401(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
28
CONS
 2/2 261 47.37% -29 Winner:
LIB
 290 52.63% Joseph Martin

Online biographical reference

 Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Ross Black (1855-1919)		 10 Feb 2024

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