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♂ Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
aliasJoseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Record
10336 · 4784

Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 92%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Québec 8 0 8
Total 11 1 12
Birth 9 November 1840 → 183 years + 5 months ago
Lived 57 years + 7 months
First mandate 15 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 26 years + 10 months
Death 13 June 1898 → 125 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 6 months after 5 December 1892
Special notes
None
 
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1840-1898)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Québec (1892–1898)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 10 3 18
Québec 14 8 26 Z
TOTAL 25 0 13

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 3–4
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 37–38 08 Mar 1878 — 30 Oct 1879 1 7 22
2. QC 3–5
CONS
 1 Party leader 37–41 09 Mar 1878 — 31 Jul 1882 4 4 22
3. QC 4–5
CONS
 1 Premier 37–45 31 Oct 1878 — 31 Jul 1886 7 9 0
4. CA 5–7
CONS
 1 Minister 41–51 29 Jul 1882 — 24 Jan 1892 9 5 26
5. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 51–52 25 Jan 1892 — 24 Nov 1892 0 9 30
 4. Secretary of State of Canada
 5. Customs

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 14  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Félix Geoffrion  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,943 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14866(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
26
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 9 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,850 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14942(F) — 15 Oct 2022 13:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
30
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Feb 1873 32
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,157 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18657(F) — 25 Jun 2023 22:59 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
LC
 2/2 194 16.77% -769 Winner:
LIB
 963 83.23% Félix Geoffrion
Eligible: 2,850 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
12 March 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17466(F) — 15 Oct 2022 13:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 3 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,898 Votes: 2,046 Participation: 70.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Québec
7 July 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15007(F) — 16 Feb 2022 22:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,316 64.76% +600 Loser:
QLP
 716 35.24% J.-A. Duchesneau
After his election:
25 Jan 1876 35
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 6 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Québec
10 February 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 QLP  8 Mar 1878
ID: 26207(F) — 20 Jul 2023 09:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
8 Mar 1878 37
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 2 years 2 months 20 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,149 Votes: 2,506 Participation: 79.58% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Québec
1 May 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
 CONS  29 Oct 1879
ID: 15072(F) — 20 Jul 2023 17:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
37
CONS
 1/2 1,355 54.42% +220 Loser:
QLP
 1,135 45.58% Jules-É. Prévost
After his election:
29 Oct 1879 38
QLP
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
31 Oct 1879 38
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 5 months 30 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,149 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Québec
13 November 1879
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17041(F) — 14 Oct 2022 17:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,712 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15137(F) — 17 Feb 2022 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Jul 1882 41
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Québec
16 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19640(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 6 months 5 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,712 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
5		 Québec
19 August 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26211(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
41		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Guillaume-Alphonse Nantel
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,853 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19583(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/2 1,819 63.76% +785 Loser:
LIB
 1,034 36.24% M.J. Therrien

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,956 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19935(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,830 61.91% +704 Loser:
LIB
 1,126 38.09% Damase Limoges
After his election:
5 Dec 1892 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 9 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Québec
10 January 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20000(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Pierre-Julien Leclair

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau		 30 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Chapleau, sir Joseph-Adolphe		 30 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Chapleau, Sir Joseph-Adolphe		 30 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Chapleau, sir Joseph-Adolphe		 30 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Joseph Adolphe Chapleau, P.C., Q.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		 30 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Joseph Adolphe Chapleau, C.P., c.r., K.C.M.G., député		 30 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau		 30 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau		 30 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau		 30 Mar 2024

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