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♂ William H. Biggar
aliasWilliam H. Biggar
Record
4789 · 5560

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Ontario 2 0 2
Birth 19 September 1852 → 171 years + 7 months ago
Lived 69 years + 9 months
First mandate 5 June 1890 → 133 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 37 years + 8 months
Death 7 July 1922 → 101 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 4 months after 28 February 1898
Special notes
None
 
William H. Biggar (1852–1922)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ James L. Biggar (1824–1879) Father  
⊖ George E. Casey (1850–1903) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Herbert C. Wilson (1859–1909) Cousin  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Ontario 7 8 23 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Gilbert W. Ostrom  m 
 
 
Eligible: 5,047 Votes: 3,251 Participation: 64.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33254(F) — 31 Dec 2022 12:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,678 52.11% +136 Loser:
LC
 1,542 47.89% Gilbert W. Ostrom

Service: 4 years 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,138 Votes: 2,880 Participation: 56.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33343(F) — 31 Dec 2022 09:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LIB
 1/2 1,473 51.41% +81 Loser:
IND
 1,392 48.59% R.J. Graham

Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,621 Votes: 3,791 Participation: 67.44% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Ontario
1 March 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33438(F) — 30 Dec 2022 18:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LC
 1,985 52.67% Marshall B. Morrison

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Hodgins Biggar		 28 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Hodgins Biggar		 28 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Hodgins Biggar		 28 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Feb 2024 22:06 (but data presented dynamically)

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