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♂ George Woodside Simpson
aliasGeorge Woodside Simpson
Record
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☆   Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 2 0 2
Birth 10 December 1858 → 165 years + 4 months ago
Lived 47 years + 10 months
First mandate 12 December 1900 → 123 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 21 October 1906 → 117 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George Woodside Simpson (1858–1906)
© Photo UPEI Island Archives — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Simpson had been selected as the candidate for Queen's when the next federal election would be held, but the Liberal died well before the election was held and while still sitting in the Prince Edward Island legislature. He was only 47 years old.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 5 10 7 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Campbell  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,232 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17406(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 636 51.62% +40 Loser:
CONS
 596 48.38% Donald B. McLeod

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17444(F) — 13 Feb 2022 17:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 632 51.55% +38 Loser:
CONS
 594 48.45% William Campbell
After his election:
21 Oct 1906 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 10 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,076 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
19 December 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 25307(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 556 51.67% Murdock Kennedy

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Simpson, George Woodside		 16 Mar 2024
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
George Woodside Simpson		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Simpson (Canadian politician)		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 23:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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