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♂ Harold B. McGiverin
aliasHarold B. McGiverin
Record
41310 · 5537

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
Birth 4 August 1870 → 153 years + 8 months ago
Lived 60 years + 5 months
First mandate 26 October 1908 → 115 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 2 months
Death 3 February 1931 → 93 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 3 months after 28 October 1925
Special notes
None
 
Harold B. McGiverin (1870–1931)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Charles H. Mackintosh (1843–1931) Father-in-law
⊖ William McGiverin (c. 1825–1881) Father  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 9 15

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 14
LIB
 1 Minister 54–55 20 Sep 1924 — 29 Oct 1925 1 1 9
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Birkett  m 
⊖ Napoléon Champagne  m 
⊖ Alfred E. Fripp  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Joseph-Albert Pinard  m 
 		 ⊖ John Léo Chabot  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Edgar-Rodolphe-Eugène Chevrier  m 
⊖ H.C. Wilfrid Laurier  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 17,834 Votes: 24,821 Participation: 69.59% Candidacies: 4
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20892(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:05 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/4 6,388 51.47% +429 Loser:
CONS
 5,959 48.01% Thomas Birkett

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 27,158 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21120(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
LIB
 3/5 6,540 48.16% -352 Winner:
CONS
 6,892 50.75% John Léo Chabot
Eligible: inc. Votes: 63,225 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21378(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
47
LL
 4/4 13,077 41.37% -5,235 Winner:
UNIO
 18,312 57.93% John Léo Chabot
Eligible: inc. Votes: 84,219 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21633(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
51
LIB
 1/6 22,087 52.45% +6,258 Loser:
NLCP
 15,829 37.59% Alfred E. Fripp

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 71,552 Votes: 81,775 Participation: 57.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21904(F) — 27 Jun 2023 14:48 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
LC
 21,281 52.05% John Léo Chabot

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Harold Buchanan McGiverin, P.C.		 25 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Harold Buchanan McGiverin, C.P.		 25 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Harold McGiverin		 25 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Harold Buchanan McGiverin		 25 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 25 Feb 2024 18:59 (but data presented dynamically)

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