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♂ George E. Foster
aliasGeorge E. Foster
Record
20669 · 5880

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 85%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 11 2 13
Birth 3 September 1847 → 176 years + 7 months ago
Lived 84 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 30 December 1931 → 92 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 10 years + 3 months after 21 September 1921
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 35 1 2

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 5–6
CONS
 1 Minister 38–40 10 Dec 1885 — 28 May 1888 2 5 18
2. CA 6–7
CONS
 1 Minister 40–48 29 May 1888 — 05 Jan 1896 7 7 7
3. CA 6–7
CONS
 1 Minister 40–48 29 May 1888 — 05 Jan 1896 7 7 7
4. CA 6–7
CONS
 1 Minister 40–48 29 May 1888 — 05 Jan 1896 7 7 7
5. CA 7
CONS
 2 Minister 48 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
6. CA 7
CONS
 2 Minister 48 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
7. CA 7
CONS
 2 Minister 48 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
8. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 64–74 07 Oct 1911 — 20 Sep 1921 9 11 13
 1. Marine and Fisheries
 2. Finance
 3. Receiver General [Finance]
 4. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 5. Finance
 6. Receiver General [Finance]
 7. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 8. Trade and Commerce

Electoral history

Races 13  
Path points 14  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Andrew G. Blair  m 
⊖ George D. Grant  m 
 		 ⊖ James Domville  m  (4 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,001 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19200(F) — 21 Jan 2022 20:51 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,536 51.18% +71 Loser:
CONS
 1,465 48.82% James Domville
After his election:
15 Oct 1882 35
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 3 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,728 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
7 November 1882
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19643(F) — 21 Jan 2022 23:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
35
CONS
 1/2 2,005 53.78% +282 Loser:
CONS
 1,723 46.22% James Domville
After his election:
15 Dec 1885 38
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 years 1 month 8 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
31 December 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19677(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:39 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 1 month 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,999 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19404(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 2,237 55.94% +475 Loser:
IND
 1,762 44.06% James Domville

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,789 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19752(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,931 50.96% +73 Loser:
IND
 1,858 49.04% James Domville

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,070 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20047(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 3,306 65.21% +1,542 Loser:
LIB
 1,764 34.79% Edmond N. Allen

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,043 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20294(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:20 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
CONS
 2/2 3,523 43.80% -997 Winner:
LIB
 4,520 56.20% Andrew G. Blair
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,730 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
10 March 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20512(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 2/2 2,265 47.89% -200 Winner:
LIB
 2,465 52.11% George D. Grant
Eligible: 11,226 Votes: 8,791 Participation: 78.31% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20649(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 4,422 50.64% +112 Loser:
LIB
 4,310 49.36% Thomas Urquhart

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,112 Votes: 8,469 Participation: 69.92% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20913(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
CONS
 1/2 4,398 52.31% +389 Loser:
LIB
 4,009 47.69% William H. Shaw

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,631 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21141(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CONS
 1/2 6,474 67.22% +3,317 Loser:
LIB
 3,157 32.78% William H. Shaw
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 64
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Ontario
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21239(F) — 1 Jul 2023 12:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 70
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,023 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21399(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:01 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
UNIO
 1/2 21,130 87.96% +18,237 Loser:
OLAB
 2,893 12.04% Alfred J. Young
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 72
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
21 Sep 1921 74
NLCP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 years 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,864 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21655(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:17 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
NLCP
 12,412 59.49% Thomas L. Church

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Foster, Sir George Eulas		 03 Sep 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Foster, sir George Eulas		 03 Sep 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir George Eulas Foster, P.C., G.C.M.G., M.P., Senator		 03 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir George Eulas Foster, C.P., G.C.M.G., député, sénateur		 03 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Eulas Foster		 03 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
George Eulas Foster		 03 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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