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♂ Adam Gordon
aliasAdam Gordon
Record
23656 · 5260

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 16 September 1831 → 192 years + 7 months ago
Lived 44 years + 8 months
First mandate 22 January 1874 → 150 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 4 months
Death 28 May 1876 → 147 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Adam Gordon (1831–1876)
© Photo 1875 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Reach Township, Ontario (1866–1872)
Mun./Co. Council Mariposa Township, Ontario (1864)
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 2 4 4

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William H. Gibbs  m 
 
 
Eligible: 4,856 Votes: 3,516 Participation: 72.41% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18796(F) — 20 Jan 2022 22:59 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 1,804 51.31% +92 Loser:
CONS
 1,712 48.69% William H. Gibbs
After his election:
28 May 1876 44
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 4 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,856 Votes: 3,695 Participation: 76.09% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
5 July 1876
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18971(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
44		 Successor:
CONS
 1,891 51.18% William H. Gibbs

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Adam Gordon, M.P.		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Adam Gordon, député		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Adam Gordon (Canadian politician)		 29 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 29 Mar 2024 13:26 (but data presented dynamically)

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