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♂ Aemilius Irving
aliasAemilius Irving
Record
29241 · 5207

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 4 February 1823 → 201 years + 2 months ago
Lived 90 years + 9 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 11 months
Death 27 November 1913 → 110 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 35 years + 2 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 4 6 28

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Daniel B. Chisholm  m 
⊖ Charles Magill  m 
⊖ Henry B. Witton  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Francis E. Kilvert  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Thomas Robertson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew T. Wood  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18536(F) — 25 Jun 2023 16:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
49
LIB
 3/4 1,346 48.63% -76 Winner:
CLAB
 1,422 51.37% Henry B. Witton
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,202 Participation: 62.47% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18769(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:19 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
LIB
 2/4 2,083 57.85% +565 Loser:
IND
 1,518 42.15% ? O'Reilly
After his election:
24 Apr 1875 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 3 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,764 Votes: 7,188 Participation: 63.64% Candidacies: 4
Federal
3		 Ontario
20 May 1875
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18954(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/4 1,977 55.01% +286 Loser:
CLAB
 1,691 47.05% Henry B. Witton

Service: 3 years 3 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,436 Votes: 8,620 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 4
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19055(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
LIB
 3/4 2,005 47.44% -209 Winner:
LIB
 2,214 52.39% Thomas Robertson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,618 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19251(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
59
LIB
 4/4 2,146 44.62% -466 Winner:
LIB
 2,612 54.31% Thomas Robertson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Irving, Sir Æmilius		 12 Aug 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Irving, sir Æmilius		 12 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Aemilius Irving, M.P.		 12 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Sir Aemilius Irving, député		 12 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Aemilius Irving		 12 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 12 Aug 2023 09:21 (but data presented dynamically)

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