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♂ Walter Ross
aliasWalter Ross
Record
53893 · 5080

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth c. 1817 → 207 years ago
Lived ± 71 years
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age ± 50 years
Death 12 November 1888 → 135 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 1 month after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Walter Ross (c.1817–1888) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Lewis Ross (1824–1882) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 1 7

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James S. McCuaig  m  (3 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 3,500 Votes: 2,721 Participation: 77.74% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17680(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±50
LIB
 1/2 1,779 65.38% +837 Loser:
CONS
 942 34.62% James S. McCuaig

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,575 Votes: 2,736 Participation: 76.53% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32661(F) — 21 Feb 2022 12:50 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±50		 Successor:
LIB
 1,605 58.66% Absalom Greeley
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,384 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18572(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±55
LIB
 1/2 1,759 51.98% +134 Loser:
CONS
 1,625 48.02% James S. McCuaig
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,150 Votes: 3,424 Participation: 82.51% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18807(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±57
LIB
 1/2 1,775 51.84% +126 Loser:
CONS
 1,649 48.16% James S. McCuaig

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,769 Votes: 3,764 Participation: 78.93% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19093(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±61		 Successor:
CONS
 1,991 53.93% James S. McCuaig

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Walter Ross		 25 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Ross, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Walter Ross, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Walter Ross (politician)		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 13:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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