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♂ Wemyss M. Simpson
aliasWemyss M. Simpson
Record
56961 · 4969

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 30 March 1824 → 200 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
Death 31 March 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 11 months after 26 April 1871
Special notes
None
 

Wemyss M. Simpson (1824–1894)
No photo available
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 8 18

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William Beatty  m 
 
 
Eligible: 862 Votes: 529 Participation: 61.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17615(F) — 19 Jan 2022 13:21 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/3 250 47.26% +9 Loser:
LIB
 241 45.56% William Beatty
After his election:
26 Apr 1871 47
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 8 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 862 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
30 June 1871
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18470(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Frederick W. Cumberland

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson		 21 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson, M.P.		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson, député		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Wemyss Mackenzie Simpson		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 21:34 (but data presented dynamically)

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