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♂ William Robson
aliasWilliam Robson
Record
53357 · 14463

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Manitoba 1 0 1
Birth 3 October 1864 → 159 years + 6 months ago
Lived 76 years + 9 months
First mandate 29 June 1920 → 103 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 8 months
Death 29 July 1941 → 82 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 12 days after 17 July 1922
Special notes
None
 
William Robson (1864–1941)
© Photo Archives of Manitoba via the Manitoba Historical Society — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Leslie V. Robson (1893–1977) Son  
 

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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Manitoba 2 0 17 Z

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James W. Breakey  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,230 Votes: 2,294 Participation: 71.02% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Manitoba
29 June 1920
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 37157(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
IF
 1/2 1,149 50.09% +4 Loser:
LIB
 1,145 49.91% James W. Breakey

Service: 2 years 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,329 Votes: 2,418 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Manitoba
18 July 1922
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PROG  Majority
ID: 37205(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 1,468 60.71% James W. Breakey

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Robson, William		 20 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Robson, William		 20 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Robson (1864-1941)		 20 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Robson (Canadian politician)		 20 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 Apr 2024 12:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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