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♂ Richard John Cartwright
aliasRichard John Cartwright
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 85%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 11 2 13
Birth 4 December 1835 → 188 years + 4 months ago
Lived 76 years + 9 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
Death 24 September 1912 → 111 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 10 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
Richard John Cartwright (1835–1912)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Elected in the Province of Canada's legislative assembly prior to Confederation, Cartwright was considered a progressive in his time. A free trader, he stood against the Conservatives' high-tariff policy, to the point of defecting to the Liberals in 1869 for the remainder of his political career. He also favoured proportional representation through Single Transferable Voting.
 

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Pre-Conf. Canada West (1863–1867)
Canadian Senate Ontario (1904–1912) Died in office
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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 35 5 29

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 37–42 07 Nov 1873 — 08 Oct 1878 4 11 1
2. CA 2–3
LIB
 1 Minister 37–42 07 Nov 1873 — 08 Oct 1878 4 11 1
3. CA 8–11
LIB
 1 Minister 60–75 09 Jul 1896 — 06 Oct 1911 15 2 27
 1. Finance
 2. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 3. Trade and Commerce

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 15  
6 documented challengers
⊖ John T. Grange  m 
⊖ Edmund J.G. Hooper  m 
⊖ George T. Orton  m 
 		 ⊖ John J. Hawkins  m 
⊖ Thomas R. Mayberry  m 
⊖ John Stevenson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,950 Votes: 2,390 Participation: 81.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17657(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:19 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
CONS
 1/2 1,268 53.05% +146 Loser:
CONS
 1,122 46.95% John T. Grange
After his election:
9 Oct 1869 33
CONS
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,456 Votes: 2,293 Participation: 66.35% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32638(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
31		 Successor:
LC
 1,222 53.29% John Stevenson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,737 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18549(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 1,224 70.47% +711 Loser:
CONS
 513 29.53% John Stevenson
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 37
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
6 Nov 1873 37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 3 months 17 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
3 December 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 18694(F) — 11 Oct 2022 15:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 month 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18783(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,831 Votes: 2,705 Participation: 70.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19069(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:21 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 1,299 48.89% -59 Winner:
LC
 1,358 51.11% Edmund J.G. Hooper
Eligible: 5,188 Votes: 3,603 Participation: 69.45% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
2 November 1878
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19593(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 2,002 55.56% +401 Loser:
IND
 1,601 44.44% S. Platt

Service: 3 years 7 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,264 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19303(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:41 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 2,056 48.22% -152 Winner:
LC
 2,208 51.78% George T. Orton
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
10 December 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19653(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,076 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19490(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LIB
 1/2 2,099 68.24% +1,122 Loser:
CONS
 977 31.76% John J. Hawkins

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,308 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19842(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/2 2,021 61.09% +734 Loser:
CONS
 1,287 38.91% Michael Walsh

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,944 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20130(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/2 2,347 59.51% +750 Loser:
CONS
 1,597 40.49% Thomas R. Mayberry
After his election:
13 Jul 1896 60
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Ontario
30 July 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20231(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
60
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,268 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20384(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/2 2,042 62.48% +816 Loser:
CONS
 1,226 37.52% Stephen King

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,399 Votes: 4,672 Participation: 73.01% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20633(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 2,565 55.34% Malcolm S. Schell

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
Sir Richard John Cartwright		 29 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
Cartwright, Sir Richard John		 29 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cartwright, Sir Richard John		 29 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cartwright, sir Richard John		 29 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir Richard John Cartwright, P.C., G.C.M.G., M.P., Senator		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir Richard John Cartwright, C.P., G.C.M.G., député, sénateur		 29 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard John Cartwright		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard John Cartwright		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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