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♂ Albert N. Richards
aliasAlbert N. Richards
Record
52443 · 5153

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 8 December 1822 → 201 years + 4 months ago
Lived 74 years + 2 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 7 months
Death 6 March 1897 → 127 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 23 years + 1 month after 21 January 1874
Special notes
None
 
Albert N. Richards (1822–1897) 200x323
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Stephen Richards (c. 1820–1894) Brother  
 

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 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John W. Crawford  m 
 		 ⊖ George Morton  m 
 
Eligible: 3,333 Votes: 2,757 Participation: 82.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17656(F) — 19 Jan 2022 15:17 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
LIB
 2/2 1,364 49.47% -29 Winner:
CONS
 1,393 50.53% John W. Crawford
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,528 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18548(F) — 14 Oct 2023 17:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,270 50.24% +12 Loser:
IND
 1,258 49.76% George Morton
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 50
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,701 Votes: 3,201 Participation: 86.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18782(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 1,602 50.05% David F. Jones

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Albert Norton Richards, M.P.		 25 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Albert Norton Richards, député		 25 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Albert Norton Richards		 25 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Albert Norton Richards		 25 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Nov 2023 07:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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