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♂ John J. Curran
aliasJohn J. Curran
Record
13858 · 5871

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 22 February 1842 → 182 years + 2 months ago
Lived 67 years + 7 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 40 years + 3 months
Death 1 October 1909 → 114 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 13 years + 11 months after 18 October 1895
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 11 6 11

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 50–52 05 Dec 1892 — 20 Dec 1894 2 0 15
 1. Solicitor General

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Henry J. Cloran  m 
 		 ⊖ Lucius S. Huntington  m 
 
Eligible: 3,939 Votes: 2,790 Participation: 70.83% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18883(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
31
CONS
 2/2 1,172 42.01% -446 Winner:
LIB
 1,618 57.99% Lucius S. Huntington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,021 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Québec
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19351(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 2,654 66.00% +1,287 Loser:
IND
 1,367 34.00% W. Farrell

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,301 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Québec
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19559(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
 1/2 3,116 58.78% +931 Loser:
LIB
 2,185 41.22% Henry J. Cloran

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,686 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19911(F) — 22 Jan 2022 16:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 3,450 60.68% +1,214 Loser:
LIB
 2,236 39.32% E.W.P. Guérin
After his election:
5 Mar 1891 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Québec
18 December 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19994(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Oct 1895 53
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
27 December 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20017(F) — 16 Jan 2022 19:57 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 2 66.67% James McShane

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Joseph Curran, M.P.		 29 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Joseph Curran, député		 29 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Joseph Curran		 29 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Joseph Curran		 29 Sep 2023

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