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♂ John A. Mathieson
aliasJohn A. Mathieson
Record
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Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 5 0 5
Birth 19 May 1863 → 160 years + 11 months ago
Lived 83 years + 7 months
First mandate 12 December 1900 → 123 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 6 months
Death 7 January 1947 → 77 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 6 months after 21 June 1917
Special notes
None
 
John A. Mathieson (1863–1947) 200x241
© Photo c.1915 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ David L. Mathieson (1903–1993) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Prince Edward Island 16 6 5 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. PE 34–38
CONS
 1 Party leader 40–54 01 Jul 1903 — 20 Jun 1917 13 11 19
2. PE 34–36
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 40–48 01 Jul 1903 — 14 Nov 1911 8 4 13
3. PE 36–38
CONS
 1 Premier 48–54 02 Dec 1911 — 20 Jun 1917 5 6 18

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 955 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
34		 Prince Edward Island
12 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17391(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 486 50.89% +17 Loser:
LIB
 469 49.11% John Annear

Service: 3 years 11 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 662 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
35		 Prince Edward Island
7 December 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 17432(F) — 30 Sep 2021 19:52 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 390 58.91% +118 Loser:
LIB
 272 41.09% Wallace W. Jenkins

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 672 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
36		 Prince Edward Island
18 November 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
 CONS  15 Nov 1911
ID: 25317(F) — 12 Jul 2023 18:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 355 52.83% +38 Loser:
LIB
 317 47.17% Wallace W. Jenkins
After his election:
15 Nov 1911 48
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 1 month 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
37		 Prince Edward Island
3 January 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25353(F) — 30 Sep 2021 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 634 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
15 September 1915
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25383(F) — 13 Feb 2022 18:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 423 66.72% +212 Loser:
LIB
 211 33.28% Horatio Nelson
After his election:
21 Jun 1917 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 619 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
38		 Prince Edward Island
25 July 1917
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 25406(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 353 57.03% James D. Stewart

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
John Alexander Mathieson		 21 Dec 2023
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Mathieson, John Alexander		 21 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Mathieson, K.C., Honourable John Alexander		 21 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Alexander Mathieson		 21 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Alexander Mathieson		 21 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Alexander Mathieson		 21 Dec 2023

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