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♂ Thomas Greenway
aliasThomas Greenway
Record
24465 · 5246

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 85%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Manitoba 9 0 9
Total 11 2 13
Birth 25 March 1838 → 186 years + 1 month ago
Lived 70 years + 7 months
First mandate 11 February 1875 → 149 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 10 months
Death 30 October 1908 → 115 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 5 days after 25 October 1908
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Greenway (1838–1908)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Stephen Township, Ontario
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

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 7 6 25
Manitoba 24 9 21 Z
TOTAL 32 4 16

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. MB 4–11
LIB
 1 Party leader 44–66 01 Jul 1882 — 03 Nov 1904 22 4 2
2. MB 6–9
LIB
 1 Premier 49–61 19 Jan 1888 — 06 Dec 1899 11 10 17
3. MB 10–11
LIB
 1 Opposition Leader 62–66 29 Mar 1900 — 03 Nov 1904 4 7 5

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 16  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Malcolm C. Cameron  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Daniel A. McIntyre  m 
⊖ Robert Rogers  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard M. Wilson  m 
 		 ⊖ James T. Gordon  m 
⊖ John Norquay  m 
⊖ William H. Sharpe  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,701 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18541(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
34
IND
 2/2 1,308 48.43% -85 Winner:
LIB
 1,393 51.57% Malcolm C. Cameron
Eligible: 3,572 Votes: 2,958 Participation: 82.81% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18775(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
35
IND
 2/2 1,436 48.55% -86 Winner:
LIB
 1,522 51.45% Malcolm C. Cameron
Eligible: 3,572 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
3		 Ontario
11 February 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18948(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
36
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 7 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,675 Votes: 3,638 Participation: 77.82% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19061(F) — 31 Jul 2023 15:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
40		 Successor:
LIB
 1,874 52.30% Malcolm C. Cameron
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
4		 Manitoba
16 December 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28350(F) — 5 Feb 2023 19:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
ICON
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 1 month 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 574 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Manitoba
23 January 1883
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 28381(F) — 7 Oct 2021 12:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 330 57.49% +86 Loser:
CONS
 244 42.51% John Norquay

Service: 3 years 10 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,271 Votes: 755 Participation: 59.40% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 December 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36484(F) — 16 Mar 2022 20:37 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 385 50.99% +15 Loser:
CONS
 370 49.01% Robert Rogers
After his election:
20 Jan 1888 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 1 month 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,271 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Manitoba
9 February 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36508(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 5 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
7		 Manitoba
11 July 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36531(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
50
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,189 Votes: 1,096 Participation: 92.18% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Manitoba
23 July 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36578(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 599 54.65% +102 Loser:
CONS
 497 45.35% Robert Rogers

Service: 3 years 5 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,361 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Manitoba
15 January 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 36624(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
57
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 10 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,212 Votes: 1,073 Participation: 88.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36711(F) — 7 Oct 2021 12:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 556 51.82% +128 Loser:
CONS
 428 39.89% James T. Gordon

Service: 3 years 7 months 12 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,979 Votes: 1,732 Participation: 87.52% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
20 July 1903
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36867(F) — 18 Mar 2022 12:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
LIB
 1/3 911 52.60% +344 Loser:
CONS
 567 32.74% Daniel A. McIntyre
After his election:
3 Nov 1904 66
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 3 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,134 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20533(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
66
LIB
 1/2 1,657 52.87% +180 Loser:
CONS
 1,477 47.13% William H. Sharpe

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,979 Votes: 1,674 Participation: 84.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Manitoba
27 April 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36889(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
67		 Successor:
CONS
 910 54.36% Daniel A. McIntyre
Eligible: 4,030 Votes: 3,441 Participation: 85.38% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Manitoba
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20793(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
70		 Successor:
CONS
 1,765 51.53% William H. Sharpe

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Greenway, Thomas		 11 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Greenway, Thomas		 11 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Thomas Greenway (1838-1908)		 11 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Greenway, M.P.		 11 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Greenway, député		 11 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Greenway		 11 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Greenway		 11 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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