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♂ Thomas S. Parker
aliasThomas S. Parker
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 3 April 1829 → 195 years ago
Lived 39 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 4 months
Death 24 October 1868 → 155 years + 6 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Thomas S. Parker (1829–1868)
No photo available
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Gephyrophobiacs: please skip this anecdote! Parker, a Liberal, was the first MP for Wellington Centre. He died as a result of an accidental fall through a bridge after a visit to a sick child in his riding.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 2 17

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
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: 17693(F) — 19 Jan 2022 17:08 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
24 Oct 1868 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,146 Votes: 2,493 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32675(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LC
 1,106 44.36% Alexander D. Ferrier
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
18 January 1869
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
39		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James Ross

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Sutherland Parker, M.P.		 21 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Sutherland Parker, député		 21 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Sutherland Parker		 21 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Dec 2023 12:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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