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♂ Luther H. Holton
aliasLuther H. Holton
Record
28051 · 4988

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 0 4
Québec 1 0 1
Total 5 0 5
Birth 22 January 1817 → 207 years + 3 months ago
Lived 63 years + 1 month
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 6 months
Death 14 March 1880 → 144 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Double mandate Châteauguay / Montreal Centre (Québec)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Luther H. Holton (1817–1880) 200x323
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Byron M. Britton (1833–1920) Son-in-law  
⊖ Edward Holton (1844–1907) Son  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 12 7 4
Québec 2 6 2 Z
TOTAL 15 1 6

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 8  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Edward B. Carter  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,275 Votes: 1,599 Participation: 70.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17718(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 1/2 1,013 63.35% +427 Loser:
IND
 586 36.65% Thomas K. Ramsay

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,284 Votes: 1,586 Participation: 69.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14783(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
QLP
 1,006 63.43% Édouard Laberge
Eligible: 2,286 Votes: 1,585 Participation: 69.34% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Québec
15 July 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14918(F) — 2 Oct 2022 12:59 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
54
QLP
 1/2 798 50.35% +11 Loser:
CONS
 787 49.65% Edward B. Carter
After his election:
16 Jan 1874 56
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 2 years 6 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,576 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18605(F) — 25 Jun 2023 21:06 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 907 57.55% +238 Loser:
IND
 669 42.45% R. Stuart
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: 2,029 Votes: 1,430 Participation: 70.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18841(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 911 63.71% +392 Loser:
IND
 519 36.29% J. Tantone

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,286 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Québec
6 February 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15907(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
QLP
 Acclam. Charles Alexander
Eligible: 2,582 Votes: 1,739 Participation: 67.35% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19130(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 936 55.29% +179 Loser:
IND
 757 44.71% L.A. Seers
After his election:
14 Mar 1880 63
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 5 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,582 Votes: 1,563 Participation: 60.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Québec
17 April 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19619(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:32 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 838 53.61% Edward Holton

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Holton, Luther Hamilton		 18 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Holton, Luther Hamilton		 18 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Luther Hamilton Holton, M.P.		 18 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Luther Hamilton Holton, député		 18 Nov 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
Luther Hamilton Holton		 18 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Luther Hamilton Holton		 18 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Luther Hamilton Holton		 18 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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