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♂ Nathaniel Higinbotham
aliasNathaniel Higinbotham
Record
27466 · 5172

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth c. 1830 → 194 years ago
Lived ± 81 years
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age ± 42 years
Death 9 January 1911 → 113 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 32 years + 3 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 

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 6 0 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ George A. Drew  m  (4 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 LIB  5 Nov 1873
ID: 18586(F) — 25 Jun 2023 18:01 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
±42
LIB
 1/2 1,264 51.22% +60 Loser:
LC
 1,204 48.78% George A. Drew
After his election:
5 Nov 1873 ±43
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 1 year 6 months 1 day (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 3,650 Votes: 2,934 Participation: 80.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18822(F) — 20 Jan 2022 23:17 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±44
LIB
 1/2 1,470 50.10% +6 Loser:
LC
 1,464 49.90% George A. Drew
After his election:
3 Feb 1875 ±45
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,650 Votes: 2,733 Participation: 74.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
18 March 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18953(F) — 28 Nov 2021 11:30 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
±45
LIB
 1/2 1,368 50.05% +3 Loser:
LC
 1,365 49.95% George A. Drew

Service: 3 years 5 months 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,938 Votes: 3,356 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19108(F) — 28 Nov 2021 13:38 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
±48
LIB
 2/2 1,605 48.37% -108 Winner:
LC
 1,713 51.63% George A. Drew

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Nathaniel Higinbotham		 08 Oct 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Nathaniel Higinbotham, M.P.		 08 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Nathaniel Higinbotham, député		 08 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Nathaniel Higinbotham		 08 Oct 2023
FR Wikipédia
Nathaniel Higinbotham		 08 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Oct 2023 14:23 (but data presented dynamically)

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