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♂ Sir William Pearce Howland
aliasSir William Pearce Howland
Record
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☆   Protestant   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 29 May 1811 → 212 years + 11 months ago
Lived 95 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 56 years + 2 months
Death 1 January 1907 → 117 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 5 months after 15 July 1868
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada West:
✗ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✗ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
Sir William Pearce Howland (1811–1907)
© Photo c.1873 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Oliver A. Howland (1847–1905) Son  
 
Well that's interesting!
Howland was the only Father of Confederation born in the United States. Dying on New Year's Day 1907 at the age of 95 years and 7 months, he was the one who lived the longest among that group of 36 men.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 0 11 8

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 56–57 01 Jul 1867 — 14 Jul 1868 1 0 13
 1. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 2,243 Votes: 1,107 Participation: 49.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17701(F) — 17 Nov 2023 21:46 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
56
LC
 1/2 810 73.17% +513 Loser:
IND
 297 26.83% J.S. Hubertus
After his election:
15 Jul 1868 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 11 months 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,229 Votes: 1,264 Participation: 56.71% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32682(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 587 46.44% Thomas Grahame
Eligible: 2,243 Votes: 903 Participation: 40.26% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
14 August 1868
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18445(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 654 72.43% Amos Wright

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Sir William Pearce Howland		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Pierce Howland, P.C., M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Pierce Howland, C.P., député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Pearce Howland		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Pearce Howland		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 16:03 (but data presented dynamically)

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