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♂ John T. Jenkins
aliasJohn T. Jenkins
Record
29837 · 5403

Anglican   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Prince Edward Island 2 2 4
Total 4 2 6
Birth 12 October 1829 → 194 years + 6 months ago
Lived 89 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 October 1873 → 150 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 44 years
Death 17 January 1919 → 105 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 25 years + 1 month after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 
John T. Jenkins (1829–1919) 200x275
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Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Louis L. Jenkins (1860–1939) Son  
⊖ Stephen R. Jenkins (1858–1929) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 2 11
Prince Edward Island 5 6 6 Z
TOTAL 8 8 17

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Frederick S. Brecken  m 
⊖ Louis H. Davies  m 
⊖ David Laird  m 
⊖ William Welsh  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry J. Callbeck  m 
⊖ Donald Farquharson  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William S. McNeill  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,849 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
2 April 1873
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26451(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:21 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
43
CONS
 3/5 679 47.65% -48 Winner:
LIB
 727 51.02% William S. McNeill
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 Prince Edward Island
14 October 1873
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26600(F) — 13 Feb 2022 12:43 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 By acclamation ?

Service: 2 years 10 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 Prince Edward Island
17 August 1876
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  FREE  Majority
ID: 26472(F) — 13 Feb 2022 15:06 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
FREE
 989 53.09% Louis H. Davies
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19314(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:07 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LC
 2/4 3,122 51.32% +2 Loser:
CONS
 3,120 51.29% Frederick S. Brecken
After his election:
27 Feb 1883 53
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
27 February 1883
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19645(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:08 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Frederick S. Brecken
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,816 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Prince Edward Island
19 August 1884
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19663(F) — 4 Sep 2022 19:09 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
54
LC
 1/2 3,428 50.29% +40 Loser:
ILIB
 3,388 49.71% William Welsh

Service: 2 years 6 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
6		 Prince Edward Island
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19522(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
57		 Successor:
ILIB
 4,314 54.86% William Welsh
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
9 April 1891
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26627(F) — 12 Jul 2023 15:19 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
61
ICON
 1/1 By acclamation ?
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 61
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 8 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,071 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26556(F) — 20 Jul 2021 22:04 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
CONS
 2/2 480 44.82% -111 Winner:
LIB
 591 55.18% Donald Farquharson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Jenkins, M.D., John Theophilus		 25 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Theophilus Jenkins, M.P.		 25 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Theophilus Jenkins, député		 25 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
John Theophilus Jenkins		 25 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Theophilus Jenkins		 25 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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