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♂ William H. Webb
aliasWilliam H. Webb
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 24 November 1819 → 204 years + 5 months ago
Lived 71 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
Death 19 December 1890 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 16 years + 10 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
Webb was the member for Richmond and Wolfe (Canada East) in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1861 and 1863 to 1867.
 

William H. Webb (1819–1890)
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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 6 5 14

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Henry Aylmer  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,076 Votes: 2,040 Participation: 66.32% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Québec
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17759(F) — 24 Dec 2023 21:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,137 55.74% +234 Loser:
IND
 903 44.26% ? Beique

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,961 Votes: 2,033 Participation: 68.66% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Québec
15 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 14842(F) — 25 Dec 2023 07:52 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
CONS
 1,024 50.37% Jacques Picard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,055 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Québec
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18643(F) — 24 Dec 2023 21:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/4 893 43.45% +410 Loser:
IND
 483 23.50% J.H. Graham
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 53
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,623 Votes: 2,070 Participation: 57.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18879(F) — 24 Dec 2023 21:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
 2/3 949 45.85% -162 Winner:
LIB
 1,111 53.67% Henry Aylmer

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Webb, William Hoste		 24 Dec 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Webb, William Hoste		 24 Dec 2023
EN Find a Grave
William Hoste Webb		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hoste Webb, Q.C.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Hoste Webb, c.r.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Hoste Webb		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Hoste Webb		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
William Hoste Webb		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 21:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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