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♂ John B. Lewis
aliasJohn B. Lewis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 18 March 1817 → 207 years + 1 month ago
Lived 56 years + 10 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 4 months
Death 24 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 3 days after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
John B. Lewis (1817–1874)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The Conservative MP for City of Ottawa, Lewis had been campaigning for reelection in the 1874 election but records show that he did not run. He died two days after the election was held.
 

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

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
n/a
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18563(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 By acclamation
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: 3,875 Votes: 3,780 Participation: 48.77% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18798(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:02 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 1,213 64.18% Pierre St-Jean

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Bower Lewis, M.P.		 02 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Bower Lewis, député		 02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Bower Lewis		 02 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 22:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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