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♂ William J. Neilson
aliasWilliam J. Neilson
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 0 1
Birth 4 March 1854 → 170 years + 1 month ago
Lived 49 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 December 1899 → 124 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
Death 17 July 1903 → 120 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 3 7 8 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Peter C. McIntyre  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,454 Votes: 2,265 Participation: 65.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36728(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,247 55.06% +229 Loser:
LIB
 1,018 44.94% Peter C. McIntyre
After his election:
17 Jul 1903 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 7 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,675 Votes: 2,754 Participation: 74.94% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36884(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
CONS
 1,106 40.16% Sampson Walker

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Neilson, William Johnston M.D.		 04 Sep 2023
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Neilson, William Johnston (Dr.)		 04 Sep 2023
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Johnston Neilson (1854-1903)		 04 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Neilson (Manitoba politician)		 04 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Sep 2023 12:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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