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♂ Josiah Wood
aliasJosiah Wood
Record
66032 · 5887

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
New Brunswick 0 1 1
Total 3 1 4
Birth 18 April 1843 → 181 years ago
Lived 84 years
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 2 months
Death 13 May 1927 → 96 years + 11 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 9 months after 5 August 1895
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Frank B. Black (1869–1945) Son-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 1 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
8 documented challengers
⊖ Joseph L. Black  m 
⊖ Daniel L. Hanington  m 
⊖ Amasa E. Killam  m 
⊖ Angus McQueen  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry R. Emmerson  m 
⊖ John A. Humphrey  m 
⊖ Pierre-Amand Landry  m 
⊖ Albert J. Smith  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 18,109 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
22 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32036(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
35
CONS
 5/8 1,922 42.46% -788 Winner:
CONS
 2,710 59.86% Daniel L. Hanington
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,808 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 New Brunswick
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19206(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 2,620 54.49% +432 Loser:
LIB
 2,188 45.51% Albert J. Smith

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,962 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19410(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 3,252 54.55% +542 Loser:
LIB
 2,710 45.45% Henry R. Emmerson

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19758(F) — 22 Jan 2022 11:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
CONS
 1/2 4,205 67.15% +2,148 Loser:
LIB
 2,057 32.85% William F. George
After his election:
5 Aug 1895 52
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 4 years 5 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
24 August 1895
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20013(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:12 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. Henry A. Powell

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Josiah Wood		 24 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Josiah Wood		 24 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Josiah Wood		 24 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Josiah Wood		 24 Sep 2023

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