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♂ James David Edgar
aliasJames David Edgar
Record
18206 · 5156

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 42%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 6 11
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 5 7 12
Birth 10 August 1841 → 182 years + 8 months ago
Lived 57 years + 11 months
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 11 months
Death 31 July 1899 → 124 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James David Edgar (1841–1899)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 16 5 6

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 8
LIB
 1 Speaker 54–57 23 Jun 1896 — 31 Jul 1899 3 1 8

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas N. Gibbs  m 
⊖ Lachlin McCallum  m  (5 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Robert Hay  m 
⊖ James A. Skinner  m 
 
Eligible: 2,799 Votes: 1,857 Participation: 66.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32727(F) — 22 Jul 2023 20:24 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
29
LIB
 2/2 926 49.87% -5 Winner:
LC
 931 50.13% Lachlin McCallum
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,627 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18555(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:58 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
30
LIB
 1/2 1,334 50.78% +41 Loser:
LC
 1,293 49.22% Lachlin McCallum
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 32
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,326 Votes: 2,674 Participation: 80.40% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18789(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:53 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
32
LIB
 2/2 1,320 49.36% -34 Winner:
LC
 1,354 50.64% Lachlin McCallum
Eligible: 4,225 Votes: 2,009 Participation: 47.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
23 May 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18900(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 2/2 823 40.97% -363 Winner:
LIB
 1,186 59.03% James A. Skinner
Eligible: 3,326 Votes: 2,662 Participation: 80.04% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 June 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18957(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
33
LIB
 2/2 1,329 49.92% -4 Winner:
LC
 1,333 50.08% Lachlin McCallum
Eligible: 4,038 Votes: 3,292 Participation: 81.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
5 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18972(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:33 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 2/2 1,627 49.42% -38 Winner:
LC
 1,665 50.58% Thomas N. Gibbs
Eligible: 3,671 Votes: 2,945 Participation: 80.22% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19075(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
37
LIB
 2/2 1,431 49.52% -28 Winner:
LC
 1,459 50.48% Lachlin McCallum
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,042 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19296(F) — 25 Nov 2023 18:03 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 1,422 46.75% -198 Winner:
LC
 1,620 53.25% Robert Hay
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
22 August 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
43
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 5 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,201 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19487(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,900 59.36% +599 Loser:
CONS
 1,301 40.64% John C. Miller

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,735 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19839(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
LIB
 1/2 1,867 68.26% +999 Loser:
CONS
 868 31.74% F.P. White

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,925 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20127(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:31 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 1,832 62.63% +739 Loser:
CONS
 1,093 37.37% W.A. McCormack
After his election:
31 Jul 1899 57
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 1 month 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
8		 Ontario
18 January 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20270(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Isaac J. Gould

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Edgar, Sir James David		 29 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Edgar, sir James David		 29 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir James David Edgar, P.C., Q.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir James David Edgar, C.P., c.r., K.C.M.G., député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James David Edgar		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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