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♂ John Ferris
aliasJohn Ferris
Record
19653 · 4856

∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4
Birth 9 January 1811 → 213 years + 3 months ago
Lived 73 years + 9 months
First mandate 5 June 1866 → 157 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 4 months
Death 3 November 1884 → 139 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 6 years + 1 month after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
John Ferris (1811–1884) 200x189
© Photo 1875 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ John W.D. Farris (1878–1970) Grandson  
⊖ Laughlin P. Farris (1843–1925) Son  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 1 7
New Brunswick 3 11 25 Z
TOTAL 15 1 2

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert T. Babbit  m 
 		 ⊖ Gideon D. Bailey  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,644 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
5 June 1866
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35646(F) — 9 Feb 2022 22:37 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
55
CONS
 1/4 1,194 65.53% +498 Loser:
IND
 696 38.20% Gideon D. Bailey

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 New Brunswick
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17598(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
21		 New Brunswick
23 September 1867
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONF  Majority
ID: 35661(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Walter S. Butler
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 New Brunswick
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18488(F) — 25 Jun 2023 13:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 62
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,469 Votes: 786 Participation: 31.83% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 New Brunswick
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18720(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
LIB
 1/3 621 79.01% +486 Loser:
IND
 135 17.18% Amasa Coy

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,773 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 New Brunswick
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19006(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 1,143 64.47% George G. King

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Ferris, M.P.		 17 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Ferris, député		 17 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Ferris (New Brunswick politician)		 17 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Ferris (homme politique)		 17 Nov 2023

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