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♂ George Wheler
aliasGeorge Wheler
Record
64834 · 5348

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Birth 2 September 1836 → 187 years + 8 months ago
Lived 71 years + 10 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 42 years
Death 6 July 1908 → 115 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years after 6 July 1884
Special notes
None
 
George Wheler (1836–1908)
© Photo 1885 — 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 Uxbridge, Ontario (1866–1869; 1871; 1876–1878)
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 5 6 30

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William H. Gibbs  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: 6,198 Votes: 4,447 Participation: 71.75% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19082(F) — 21 Jan 2022 19:57 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 2,215 50.62% +54 Loser:
CONS
 2,161 49.38% William H. Gibbs
After his election:
10 Jun 1880 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 1 year 8 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,198 Votes: 4,384 Participation: 70.73% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
28 August 1880
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19620(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LIB
 1/2 2,271 51.80% +158 Loser:
CONS
 2,113 48.20% William H. Gibbs

Service: 1 year 9 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,828 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19386(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 1,793 63.40% +758 Loser:
IND
 1,035 36.60% Ed. Major
After his election:
6 Jul 1884 47
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
22 August 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19664(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. James D. Edgar

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
George Wheler		 29 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
George Wheler		 29 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Wheler (mill owner)		 29 Mar 2024

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

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