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♂ Sir Hector-Louis Langevin
aliasSir Hector-Louis Langevin
Record
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Roman Catholic   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 92%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 9 1 10
Québec 2 0 2
Total 11 1 12
Birth 25 August 1826 → 197 years + 8 months ago
Lived 79 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 11 June 1906 → 117 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 9 years + 11 months after 22 June 1896
Double mandate Dorchester / Quebec Centre (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada East:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin (1826–1906)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ J.-A. Thomas Chapais (1858–1946) Son-in-law
⊖ Marie-Honorius-Ernest Cimon (1849–1917) Son-in-law  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Québec, Québec (1858–1861)
Mun./Co. Council Québec, Québec (1855–1858)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 27 0 30
Québec 6 4 5 Z
TOTAL 33 5 5

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 40–43 07 Aug 1867 — 07 Dec 1869 2 4 0
2. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 41–43 22 May 1868 — 07 Dec 1869 1 6 15
3. CA 1
CONS
 1 ✓ Minister 43 29 Sep 1869 — 07 Dec 1869 0 2 8
4. CA 1–2
CONS
 2 Minister 43–47 08 Dec 1869 — 05 Nov 1873 3 10 28
5. CA 2
CONS
 1 ✓ Minister 46 21 May 1873 — 30 Jun 1873 0 1 9
6. CA 4
CONS
 1 Minister 52 19 Oct 1878 — 19 May 1879 0 7 0
7. CA 4–7
CONS
 3 Minister 52–64 20 May 1879 — 11 Aug 1891 12 2 22
 1. Secretary of State of Canada
 2. Indian Affairs
 3. Public Works [Int]
 4. Public Works
 5. Militia and Defence [Int]
 6. Post Office
 7. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 16  
5 documented challengers
⊖ J.-B. Romuald Fiset  m 
⊖ Louis-Napoléon Larochelle  m 
⊖ Pierre-Alexis Tremblay  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Lomer Gouin  m 
⊖ Louis-Philippe Pelletier  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17723(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,108 Votes: 1,690 Participation: 80.17% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14789(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 946 55.98% +202 Loser:
CONS
 744 44.02% Louis-Napoléon Larochelle

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,600 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14927(F) — 16 Feb 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
21 Jan 1874 47
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 years 6 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,768 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18609(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 1,044 59.05% +320 Loser:
IND
 724 40.95% E.H. Marceau
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 47
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,579 Votes: 1,769 Participation: 68.59% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18845(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LC
 895 50.59% François-Fortunat Rouleau
Eligible: 3,600 Votes: 1,231 Participation: 34.19% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
17 April 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15913(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 838 68.07% Rémi-Ferdinand Rinfret
Eligible: 2,882 Votes: 1,693 Participation: 58.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18968(F) — 21 Jan 2022 08:00 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 952 56.23% +211 Loser:
LIB
 741 43.77% Pierre-Alexis Tremblay
After his election:
5 Nov 1876 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,882 Votes: 2,314 Participation: 80.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
23 March 1877
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18969(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,185 51.21% +56 Loser:
LIB
 1,129 48.79% Pierre-Alexis Tremblay

Service: 1 year 5 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,749 Votes: 3,623 Participation: 76.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19169(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,554 43.69% -449 Winner:
LIB
 2,003 56.31% J.-B. Romuald Fiset
Eligible: 1,388 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 Québec
21 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19603(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
52
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19376(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19584(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
CONS
 1/2 640 51.20% +30 Loser:
LIB
 610 48.80% Louis-Philippe Pelletier

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,094 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19923(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CONS
 1/2 1,701 54.98% +308 Loser:
LIB
 1,393 45.02% Lomer Gouin
After his election:
14 Dec 1891 65
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 9 months 9 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,164 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19936(F) — 22 Jan 2022 16:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CONS
 1/2 682 58.59% +200 Loser:
LIB
 482 41.41% L.T. Polette

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Québec
11 January 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19941(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Arthur-Aimé Bruneau
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,113 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20224(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
69		 Successor:
CONS
 1,691 54.32% Adolphe-Philippe Caron

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin		 20 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin		 20 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Langevin, Sir Hector-Louis		 20 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Langevin, sir Hector-Louis		 20 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, P.C., C.B., Q.C., M.P.		 20 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Hector-Louis Langevin, C.P., C.B., c.r., député		 20 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Hector-Louis Langevin		 20 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hector-Louis Langevin		 20 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hector-Louis Langevin		 20 Mar 2024

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