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♂ Lewis Ross
aliasLewis Ross
Record
53864 · 5143

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 1 May 1824 → 200 years ago
Lived 58 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 2 months
Death 20 September 1882 → 141 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 4 years + 4 days after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
Lewis Ross (1824–1882) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Walter Ross (c. 1817–1888) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 1 26

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John N. Kirchhoffer  m 
 		 ⊖ Arthur T.H. Williams  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,474 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18524(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LREF
 1/2 1,357 54.85% +240 Loser:
IND
 1,117 45.15% John N. Kirchhoffer
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 49
CONS
 →
LREF
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,475 Votes: 2,095 Participation: 60.29% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18756(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LREF
 1/2 1,373 65.54% +651 Loser:
IND
 722 34.46% F. Beamish

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,306 Votes: 3,090 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19042(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
LIB
 2/2 1,317 43.41% -400 Winner:
CONS
 1,717 56.59% Arthur T.H. Williams
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,895 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19238(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
58
LIB
 2/2 1,257 43.42% -381 Winner:
CONS
 1,638 56.58% Arthur T.H. Williams

Online biographical references (3)

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

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 13:20 (but data presented dynamically)

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