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♂ Francis Jones
aliasFrancis Jones
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 3 5
Birth 1 November 1815 → 208 years + 6 months ago
Lived 71 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 9 months
Death 2 August 1887 → 136 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 6 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 

Francis Jones (1815–1887)
No photo available
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 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Charles F. Ferguson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Henry S. Merrick  m 
 
Eligible: 2,265 Votes: 1,780 Participation: 74.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17655(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 923 51.85% +66 Loser:
IND
 857 48.15% G.A. Montgomery

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,187 Votes: 1,712 Participation: 78.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32636(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
LIB
 962 56.19% Henry D. Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,734 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18547(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 963 55.54% +192 Loser:
IND
 771 44.46% G.A. Montgomery
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 58
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,344 Votes: 1,703 Participation: 72.65% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18781(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
CONS
 2/2 785 46.10% -133 Winner:
LC
 918 53.90% Charles F. Ferguson
Eligible: 2,737 Votes: 1,729 Participation: 63.17% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19067(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:19 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
CONS
 2/2 823 48.93% -36 Winner:
LC
 859 51.07% Charles F. Ferguson
Eligible: 2,785 Votes: 1,676 Participation: 60.18% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
5		 Ontario
27 February 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32983(F) — 31 Dec 2022 16:15 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
67
LIB
 2/3 836 49.88% -1 Winner:
LC
 837 49.94% Henry S. Merrick

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Francis Jones		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Jones, M.P.		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Jones, député		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Francis Jones (Canadian politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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