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♂ Schuyler Shibley
aliasSchuyler Shibley
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 19 March 1820 → 204 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 9 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 52 years + 4 months
Death 19 December 1890 → 133 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 12 years + 3 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Schuyler Shibley (1820–1890)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Shibley was described as "a rather fast gent," who had a mistress with whom he had a girl. They were accused but acquitted of manslaughter of that girl, even though, during the trial, Shibley's mistress testified that he "had been there some ten days before [the child’s death] and had given the child a most unmerciful beating for not saying its prayers, and ordered her to do the same whenever it refused."
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 0 19

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
3 documented challengers
⊖ James N. Lapum  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Henry D. Smith  m 
 		 ⊖ John McRory  m 
 
Eligible: 2,768 Votes: 2,113 Participation: 76.37% Candidacies: 3
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17614(F) — 17 Nov 2023 21:10 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
47
LC
 2/3 991 46.90% -129 Winner:
CONS
 1,120 53.01% James N. Lapum
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,344 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18512(F) — 25 Jun 2023 14:34 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LC
 1/2 1,495 63.78% +646 Loser:
CONS
 849 36.22% James N. Lapum
After his election:
1 Nov 1873 53
LC
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance (joined opposition)
5 Nov 1873 53
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 2,966 Votes: 2,257 Participation: 76.10% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18744(F) — 25 Jun 2023 14:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 1,275 56.49% +293 Loser:
IND
 982 43.51% David J. Waggoner
After his election:
21 Sep 1874 54
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,966 Votes: 2,183 Participation: 73.60% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
28 October 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18914(F) — 25 Jun 2023 14:41 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,263 57.86% +343 Loser:
IND
 920 42.14% David J. Waggoner

Service: 3 years 10 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,933 Votes: 2,963 Participation: 75.34% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19030(F) — 2 Sep 2023 12:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,244 42.90% -412 Winner:
CONS
 1,656 57.10% John McRory

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shibley, Schuyler		 28 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Shibley, Schuyler		 28 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Schuyler Shibley, M.P.		 28 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Schuyler Shibley, député		 28 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Schuyler Shibley		 28 Jan 2024

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