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♂ Henry B. Witton
aliasHenry B. Witton
Record
65861 · 5099

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 2 3
Birth 21 October 1831 → 192 years + 6 months ago
Lived 90 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 8 months
Death 8 November 1921 → 102 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 47 years + 9 months after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 

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 1 6 2

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel B. Chisholm  m 
⊖ Charles Magill  m 
 		 ⊖ Aemilius Irving  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew T. Wood  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18536(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CLAB
 2/4 1,422 51.37% +76 Loser:
LIB
 1,346 48.63% Aemilius Irving
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 42
CLAB
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,202 Participation: 62.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18769(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
42
CLAB
 4/4 1,515 42.07% -568 Winner:
LIB
 2,083 57.85% Aemilius Irving
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,188 Participation: 63.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 May 1875
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18954(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:22 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
43
CLAB
 3/4 1,691 47.05% -261 Winner:
LIB
 1,952 54.31% Andrew T. Wood

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Buckingham Witton		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Henry Buckingham Witton		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Buckingham Witton		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 17:40 (but data presented dynamically)

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