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♂ James L. Biggar
aliasJames L. Biggar
Record
4784 · 5231

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 4 February 1824 → 200 years + 2 months ago
Lived 55 years + 3 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 11 months
Death 24 May 1879 → 144 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 8 months + 8 days after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
James L. Biggar (1824–1879)
© Photo 1874 William James Topley — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ William H. Biggar (1852–1922) Son  
⊖ George E. Casey (1850–1903) Son-in-law  
⊖ Herbert C. Wilson (1859–1909) Nephew  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. Canada West (1861–1867)
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Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 6 8

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James W. Cockburn  m 
 		 ⊖ Joseph Keeler  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,451 Votes: 2,311 Participation: 66.97% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32648(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 1,492 64.56% John Eyre
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,945 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18559(F) — 25 Jun 2023 17:06 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
48
ILIB
 2/2 1,430 48.56% -85 Winner:
LC
 1,515 51.44% Joseph Keeler
Eligible: 3,827 Votes: 3,159 Participation: 82.55% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18794(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
49
ILIB
 1/2 1,662 52.61% +165 Loser:
LC
 1,497 47.39% Joseph Keeler
After his election:
27 Oct 1874 50
ILIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,827 Votes: 3,055 Participation: 79.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
12 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18927(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
ILIB
 1/2 1,670 54.66% +285 Loser:
CONS
 1,385 45.34% James W. Cockburn

Service: 3 years 9 months 4 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 5,527 Votes: 3,588 Participation: 64.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19080(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
54
ILIB
 2/2 1,736 49.11% -63 Winner:
LC
 1,799 50.89% Joseph Keeler

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Lyons Biggar, M.P.		 28 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Lyons Biggar, député		 28 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Lyons Biggar		 28 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Feb 2024 22:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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