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♂ Edmund Burke Wood
aliasEdmund Wood
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 5 0 5
Birth 13 February 1820 → 204 years + 2 months ago
Lived 62 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 5 months
Death 7 October 1882 → 141 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 8 years + 6 months after 10 March 1874
Double mandate Brant South (Ontario)
Up until about 1872-74 (depending on the jurisdiction), a parliamentarian could sit in his provincial legislature and the Commons.
Special notes
None
 
Edmund Burke Wood (1820–1882)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Samuel C. Biggs (1851–1911) Nephew  
 
Well that's interesting!
Like his leader, Sandfield Macdonald, Wood ran as a Conservative provincially but as a Liberal federally.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 10 10
Ontario 5 6 27 Z
TOTAL 11 5 7

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 8  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 3,269 Votes: 2,347 Participation: 71.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17623(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
LIB
 1/2 1,257 53.56% +167 Loser:
IND
 1,090 46.44% ? Leeming

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,264 Votes: 2,332 Participation: 71.45% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32605(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/2 1,268 54.37% +204 Loser:
LIB
 1,064 45.63% H. Biggar

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,342 Votes: 2,224 Participation: 66.55% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32688(F) — 22 Jul 2023 14:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 1,172 52.70% +120 Loser:
LIB
 1,052 47.30% ? Plewes
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 51
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
1 Apr 1873 53
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 11 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,494 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18516(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LIB
 1,378 55.25% William Paterson
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
10 April 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18682(F) — 25 Jun 2023 02:18 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
53
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 53
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 9 months 11 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2		 Ontario
28 April 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33038(F) — 21 Feb 2022 14:31 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Arthur S. Hardy
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 2,017 Participation: 64.77% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18757(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,281 63.51% +545 Loser:
IND
 736 36.49% M. Brien
After his election:
10 Mar 1874 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,114 Votes: 2,160 Participation: 69.36% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
7 April 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18899(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
LIB
 1,251 57.92% Harvey W. Burk

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edmund Burke Wood		 11 Apr 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edmund Burke Wood		 11 Apr 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Edmund Burke Wood (1820-1882)		 11 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Burke Wood, Q.C.		 11 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edmund Burke Wood, c.r.		 11 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Edmund Burke Wood		 11 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edmund Burke Wood		 11 Apr 2024

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