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♂ John J. Bird
aliasJohn J. Bird
Record
4938 · 14089

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 1 2
Birth 11 September 1844 → 179 years + 7 months ago
Lived 88 years + 3 months
First mandate 23 July 1892 → 131 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 10 months
Death 2 January 1933 → 91 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 36 years + 11 months after 14 January 1896
Special notes
None
 
John J. Bird (1844–1933)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frederick V. Bird (1885–1977) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 3 5 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Nathaniel F. Hagel  m 
 		 ⊖ Hector Sutherland  m 
 
Eligible: 971 Votes: 669 Participation: 68.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36568(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 342 51.12% +15 Loser:
CONS
 327 48.88% Nathaniel F. Hagel

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,040 Votes: 783 Participation: 75.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36614(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
LIB
 2/2 377 48.15% -29 Winner:
CONS
 406 51.85% Hector Sutherland

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Bird, John James		 03 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Bird, John James		 03 Feb 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
John James Bird (1843-1933)		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John James Bird		 03 Feb 2024

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