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♂ James Brown
aliasJames Brown
Record
7641 · 5049

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 14 October 1828 → 195 years + 6 months ago
Lived 68 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 9 months
Death 24 April 1897 → 127 years ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 10 months after 19 June 1882
Special notes
None
 
James Brown (1828–1897) 200x323
© Photo — 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 14 10 9

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Alexander Robertson  m 
⊖ Thomas Wills  m 
 		 ⊖ Lewis Wallbridge  m 
 
Eligible: 2,264 Votes: 1,086 Participation: 47.97% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17647(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 773 71.18% +460 Loser:
IND
 313 28.82% Thomas Holden

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18539(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,030 64.17% +455 Loser:
IND
 575 35.83% H. Patterson
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 45
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,095 Votes: 463 Participation: 14.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18772(F) — 30 Jul 2023 15:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 414 89.42% +365 Loser:
CONS
 49 10.58% Thomas Wills

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,362 Votes: 2,415 Participation: 71.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19058(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,306 55.32% +251 Loser:
LIB
 1,055 44.68% Lewis Wallbridge

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,398 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19254(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 1,081 45.08% -236 Winner:
CONS
 1,317 54.92% Alexander Robertson

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Brown, M.P.		 24 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Brown, député		 24 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Brown (Canadian politician)		 24 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Nov 2023 22:55 (but data presented dynamically)

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