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♂ Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley
aliasSir Samuel Leonard Tilley
Record
61292 · 4851

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 6 0 6
Birth 8 May 1818 → 205 years + 11 months ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 June 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 48 years
Death 25 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 7 months after 10 November 1885
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing New Brunswick:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley (1818–1896)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Leonard P.D. Tilley (1870–1947) Son  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. New Brunswick (1850–1851; 1854–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor New Brunswick (1873–1878; 1885–1893)
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 13 4 13
New Brunswick 1 0 23 Z
TOTAL 14 5 6

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1–2
CONS
 1 Minister 49–54 01 Jul 1867 — 21 Feb 1873 5 7 20
2. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 54–55 22 Feb 1873 — 05 Nov 1873 0 8 14
3. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 54–55 22 Feb 1873 — 05 Nov 1873 0 8 14
4. CA 4–5
CONS
 2 Minister 60–67 17 Oct 1878 — 10 Nov 1885 7 0 24
5. CA 4–5
CONS
 2 Minister 60–67 17 Oct 1878 — 10 Nov 1885 7 0 24
6. CA 4–5
CONS
 1 Minister 61–67 20 May 1879 — 10 Nov 1885 6 5 21
 1. Customs
 2. Finance
 3. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 4. Finance
 5. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 6. Receiver General [Finance]

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Jeremiah S.M. De Veber  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Jacob V. Troop  m 
 		 ⊖ George McLeod  m 
⊖ Andrew R. Wetmore  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,495 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
7 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35648(F) — 9 Feb 2022 22:42 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
CONF
 1/4 1,761 64.08% +727 Loser:
IND
 1,034 37.63% Jacob V. Troop
After his election:
1 Jul 1867 49
CONF
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,368 Votes: 2,012 Participation: 59.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17595(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LC
 1/2 1,402 69.68% +792 Loser:
IND
 610 30.32% John Wilson

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,367 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
16 October 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35667(F) — 14 Jun 2023 23:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
IND
 779 56.99% William H.A. Keans
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,990 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18483(F) — 25 Jun 2023 12:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LC
 1/2 1,765 59.03% +540 Loser:
LIB
 1,225 40.97% Jeremiah S.M. De Veber
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 55
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
15 Nov 1873 55
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 3 months 26 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
1 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18693(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Jeremiah S.M. De Veber
Eligible: 3,663 Votes: 3,001 Participation: 81.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19001(F) — 21 Jan 2022 13:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
60
LC
 1/2 1,475 50.15% +9 Loser:
LIB
 1,466 49.85% Jeremiah S.M. De Veber
After his election:
17 Oct 1878 60
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,663 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
4 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19598(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,439 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19197(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:48 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LC
 1/2 1,288 52.81% +137 Loser:
IND
 1,151 47.19% George McLeod
After his election:
10 Nov 1885 67
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 4 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
24 November 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19678(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Frederick E. Barker

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley		 16 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley		 16 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Tilley, Sir Samuel Leonard		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Tilley, sir Samuel Leonard		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, P.C., M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Samuel Leonard Tilley, C.P., député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Leonard Tilley		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Samuel Leonard Tilley		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 14:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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