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♂ James P. Wells
aliasJames P. Wells
Record
64577 · 5097

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 13 January 1822 → 202 years + 3 months ago
Lived 71 years + 7 months
First mandate 7 August 1867 → 156 years + 8 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 24 August 1893 → 130 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 1 month after 19 July 1872
Special notes
None
 

James P. Wells (1822–1893)
No photo available
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 4 11 12

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 3  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
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: 17700(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,418 Votes: 2,526 Participation: 73.90% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32681(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 1,369 54.20% John McMurrich
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,259 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18592(F) — 25 Jun 2023 18:13 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 1,769 54.28% Anson G.P. Dodge

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Pearson Wells		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Pearson Wells		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Pearson Wells		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Pearson Wells		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 21:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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