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♂ William McDougall
aliasWilliam McDougall
Record
41127 · 5055

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Ontario 1 0 1
Total 3 3 6
Birth 25 January 1822 → 202 years + 3 months ago
Lived 83 years + 4 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 29 May 1905 → 118 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 11 months after 19 June 1882
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada West:
✓ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✓ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
William McDougall (1822–1905)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor North-Western Territories (1869–1870)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 8 13
Ontario 3 3 14 Z
TOTAL 11 11 28

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1
CONS
 1 Minister 45–47 01 Jul 1867 — 27 Sep 1869 2 2 26
 1. Public Works

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 8  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Simon J. Dawson  m 
⊖ William McCraney  m 
⊖ Walter Shanly  m 
 		 ⊖ Daniel Galbraith  m 
⊖ Bennett Rosamond  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17653(F) — 27 Nov 2021 21:38 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32634(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Daniel Galbraith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,253 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18545(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
50
LC
 3/3 276 22.03% -283 Winner:
LIB
 559 44.61% Daniel Galbraith
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
26 May 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33082(F) — 21 Feb 2022 16:34 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
53
ILIB
 1/1 By acclamation ?
After his election:
9 Sep 1878 56
ILIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 3 years 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,275 Votes: 3,454 Participation: 65.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19054(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:15 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
56
LC
 1/2 1,708 50.26% +18 Loser:
LIB
 1,690 49.74% William McCraney

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
3		 Ontario
29 October 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33105(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:23 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. William J. Parkhill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,819 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19227(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LIB
 2/2 1,112 39.45% -595 Winner:
CONS
 1,707 60.55% Simon J. Dawson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,594 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19451(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
65
LIB
 2/2 1,187 45.76% -220 Winner:
CONS
 1,407 54.24% Walter Shanly

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
William McDougall		 02 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
William McDougall		 02 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
McDougall, William		 02 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
McDougall, William		 02 Mar 2024
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William MacDougall		 02 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William MacDougall		 02 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William McDougall, P.C., M.P.		 02 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William McDougall, C.P., député		 02 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William McDougall (politician, born 1822)		 02 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William McDougall (homme politique)		 02 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Mar 2024 16:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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