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♂ Robert Read
aliasRobert Read
Record
51779 · 4967

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 11 December 1814 → 209 years + 4 months ago
Lived 81 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 7 months
Death 29 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 4 months after 24 February 1871
Special notes
None
 
Robert Read (1814–1896) 200x189
© Photo 1879 William James Topley — 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 3 6 18

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 2,096 Votes: 1,567 Participation: 74.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17645(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:10 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,110 70.84% +653 Loser:
IND
 457 29.16% W.C. Farley
After his election:
24 Feb 1871 56
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,096 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
20 March 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18469(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. John White

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Robert Read, M.P., Senator		 24 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Robert Read, député, sénateur		 24 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Read		 24 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Nov 2023 22:44 (but data presented dynamically)

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