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♂ John H. Cameron
aliasJohn H. Cameron
Record
8962 · 5074

Anglican   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 14 April 1817 → 207 years ago
Lived 59 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 3 months
Death 14 November 1876 → 147 years + 5 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
John H. Cameron (1817–1876) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
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 9 3 6

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Robert Smith  m 
 
 
Eligible: 2,673 Votes: 2,214 Participation: 82.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17674(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,138 51.40% +62 Loser:
IND
 1,076 48.60% Wally Barber

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,667 Votes: 2,190 Participation: 82.11% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32655(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LC
 1,118 51.05% John Coyne
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,248 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18520(F) — 25 Jun 2023 15:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,232 54.80% +216 Loser:
IND
 1,016 45.20% ? Boulton
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,506 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18566(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 1,245 49.68% -16 Winner:
LIB
 1,261 50.32% Robert Smith
Eligible: 2,898 Votes: 2,344 Participation: 80.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18752(F) — 20 Jan 2022 21:55 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 1,204 51.37% +64 Loser:
IND
 1,140 48.63% Thomas Bowles
After his election:
14 Nov 1876 59
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 9 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,898 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
14 December 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18977(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
59		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. D'Alton McCarthy

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cameron, John Hillyard		 25 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cameron, John Hillyard		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hillyard Cameron, Q.C., M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Hillyard Cameron, c.r., député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Hillyard Cameron		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Hillyard Cameron		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 12:24 (but data presented dynamically)

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