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♂ James W. Cockburn
aliasJames W. Cockburn
Record
11747 · 5068

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased
A Father of Confederation 		Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 2 5
Birth 13 February 1819 → 205 years + 2 months ago
Lived 64 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 5 months
Death 14 August 1883 → 140 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 9 months after 14 November 1881
Conferences Confederation conferences attended
representing Canada West:
✗ Charlottetown (September 1864)
✓ Québec (October 1864)
✗ London (December 1866)
Special notes
None
 
James W. Cockburn (1819–1883)
© Photo 1873 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada West (1861–1867)
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Cobourg, Ontario (±1855)
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 9 7 11

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 1–2
CONS
 1 Speaker 48–54 07 Aug 1867 — 21 Jan 1874 6 5 14

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James L. Biggar  m 
 		 ⊖ William Kerr  m  (2 runoffs)
 
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: 17668(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 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: 32649(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Alexander Fraser
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18560(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 54
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,361 Votes: 2,441 Participation: 72.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18795(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
CONS
 2/2 1,105 45.27% -231 Winner:
LIB
 1,336 54.73% William Kerr
Eligible: 3,827 Votes: 3,055 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
12 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,385 45.34% -285 Winner:
ILIB
 1,670 54.66% James L. Biggar
Eligible: 3,709 Votes: 2,577 Participation: 69.48% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19081(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:56 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
59
CONS
 1/2 1,315 51.73% +88 Loser:
LIB
 1,227 48.27% William Kerr
After his election:
14 Nov 1881 62
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,709 Votes: 2,826 Participation: 76.19% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
19 December 1881
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19637(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
62		 Successor:
CONS
 1,448 51.24% George Guillet

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Canadian Encyclopedia
James Cockburn		 16 Mar 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne
James Cockburn		 16 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cockburn, James		 16 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cockburn, James		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Cockburn, Q.C., M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Cockburn, c.r., député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Cockburn (Ontario politician)		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Cockburn (homme politique ontarien)		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 12:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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