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♂ James Rae Benson
aliasJames Benson
Record
4182 · 4932

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 21 January 1807 → 217 years + 3 months ago
Lived 78 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 6 months
Death 18 March 1885 → 139 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 17 years + 15 days after 3 March 1868
Special notes
None
 
James Rae Benson (1807–1885)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1868–1885) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Lincoln County, Ontario; St. Catharines, Ontario
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 0 6 26

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17658(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
60
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
3 Mar 1868 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 840 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
13 April 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18443(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 720 85.71% Thomas R. Merritt

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Rea Benson, Senator		 15 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Rea Benson, sénateur		 15 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Rea Benson		 15 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Rea Benson		 15 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Apr 2024 22:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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