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♂ Thomas N. Gibbs
aliasThomas N. Gibbs
Record
22765 · 5070

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 2 6
Birth 11 March 1821 → 203 years + 1 month ago
Lived 62 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 4 months
Death 7 April 1883 → 141 years ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 6 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Thomas N. Gibbs (1821–1883) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William H. Gibbs (1823–1902) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 7 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 52 14 Jun 1873 — 30 Jun 1873 0 0 16
2. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 52 14 Jun 1873 — 30 Jun 1873 0 0 16
3. CA 2
CONS
 1 Minister 52 01 Jul 1873 — 05 Nov 1873 0 4 4
 1. Secretary of State for the Provinces
 2. Indian Affairs
 3. Inland Revenue

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George Brown  m 
⊖ James D. Edgar  m 
 		 ⊖ Malcolm Cameron  m 
⊖ Francis W. Glen  m 
 
Eligible: 3,043 Votes: 2,515 Participation: 82.65% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17670(F) — 19 Jan 2022 16:45 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LC
 1/2 1,292 51.37% +69 Loser:
LIB
 1,223 48.63% George Brown

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,902 Votes: 2,426 Participation: 83.60% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32651(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 1,367 56.35% William McGill
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,839 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18562(F) — 20 Jan 2022 10:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 1,466 51.64% +93 Loser:
IND
 1,373 48.36% P. White Trueman
After his election:
13 Jun 1873 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 10 months 24 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
7 July 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18686(F) — 25 Jun 2023 02:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 52
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 6 months 14 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 3,127 Participation: 77.44% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18797(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:59 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
LC
 2/2 1,488 47.59% -151 Winner:
LIB
 1,639 52.41% Malcolm Cameron
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 3,292 Participation: 81.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
5 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18972(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:33 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
55
LC
 1/2 1,665 50.58% +38 Loser:
LIB
 1,627 49.42% James D. Edgar

Service: 2 years 2 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,059 Votes: 3,582 Participation: 70.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19083(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:29 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LC
 2/2 1,661 47.08% -206 Winner:
LIB
 1,867 52.92% Francis W. Glen

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Gibbs, Thomas Nicholson		 25 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Gibbs, Thomas Nicholson		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, P.C., M.P., Senator		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Nicholson Gibbs, C.P., député, sénateur		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Nicholson Gibbs		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 11:17 (but data presented dynamically)

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