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♂ William K. Flesher
aliasWilliam K. Flesher
Record
20089 · 5147

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 10 June 1825 → 198 years + 10 months ago
Lived 82 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 1 month
Death 22 July 1907 → 116 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
William K. Flesher (1825–1907) 200x240
© Photo 1866 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas S. Sproule (1843–1917) Son-in-law
 

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 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Abraham W. Lauder  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,892 Votes: 3,147 Participation: 80.86% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32622(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
42
LIB
 2/2 1,472 46.77% -203 Winner:
LC
 1,675 53.23% Abraham W. Lauder
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,259 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18670(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:03 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 1,402 62.06% +545 Loser:
IND
 857 37.94% R. McKnight
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 48
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,263 Votes: 2,687 Participation: 63.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18764(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,566 58.28% +445 Loser:
IND
 1,121 41.72% R. McKnight

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,680 Votes: 2,831 Participation: 49.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19050(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
CONS
 1,664 59.49% Thomas S. Sproule

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kingston Flesher, M.P.		 06 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Kingston Flesher, député		 06 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Kingston Flesher		 06 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Jan 2024 09:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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