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♂ James Ross
aliasJames Ross
Record
53849 · 4947

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 1 October 1817 → 206 years + 7 months ago
Lived 77 years + 9 months
First mandate 18 January 1869 → 155 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 3 months
Death 16 July 1895 → 128 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 5 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
James Ross (1817–1895) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 0 1

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George T. Orton  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
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
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,822 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18585(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:59 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,434 50.82% +46 Loser:
LC
 1,388 49.18% George T. Orton
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,852 Votes: 3,011 Participation: 78.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18821(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 1,530 50.81% George T. Orton
Eligible: 3,852 Votes: 3,016 Participation: 78.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
13 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18928(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:15 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 1,445 47.91% -126 Winner:
LC
 1,571 52.09% George T. Orton

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ross, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Ross, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Ross (Ontario politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 16:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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