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♂ Thomas White
aliasThomas White
Record
64984 · 5905

∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 3 7
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 4 4 8
Birth 7 August 1830 → 193 years + 8 months ago
Lived 57 years + 8 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 1 month
Death 21 April 1888 → 136 years ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas White (1830–1888) 200x260
© Photo 1886 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Robert S. White (1856–1944) Son  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 6 10

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 5–6
CONS
 1 Minister 54–57 05 Aug 1885 — 21 Apr 1888 2 8 16
2. CA 6
CONS
 1 Minister 57 03 Oct 1887 — 21 Apr 1888 0 6 18
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ James P. Boyd  m 
⊖ Frederick Mackenzie  m 
⊖ Thomas Workman  m 
 		 ⊖ Albert P. Hagar  m 
⊖ William Sexton  m 
 
Eligible: 2,404 Votes: 2,001 Participation: 83.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32679(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
37
LC
 2/2 999 49.93% -3 Winner:
LIB
 1,002 50.07% William Sexton
Eligible: 2,372 Votes: 1,616 Participation: 68.13% Candidacies: 3
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18806(F) — 22 Jul 2023 23:03 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 2/3 659 40.78% -6 Winner:
LIB
 665 41.15% Albert P. Hagar
Eligible: 6,447 Votes: 4,053 Participation: 62.87% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
10 December 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18925(F) — 10 Dec 2022 10:36 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 2,023 49.91% -7 Winner:
LIB
 2,030 50.09% Frederick Mackenzie
Eligible: 6,447 Votes: 4,550 Participation: 70.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
30 October 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18926(F) — 21 Jan 2022 07:57 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
45
CONS
 2/2 2,250 49.45% -50 Winner:
LIB
 2,300 50.55% Thomas Workman
Eligible: 3,316 Votes: 2,241 Participation: 67.58% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19038(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,218 55.90% +257 Loser:
IND
 961 44.10% Joseph Pattulo

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,473 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19234(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
CONS
 1/2 1,407 56.89% +341 Loser:
IND
 1,066 43.11% James F. McLaughlin
After his election:
5 Aug 1885 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 years 1 month 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
27 August 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19673(F) — 11 Oct 2022 17:38 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 5 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,659 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19439(F) — 22 Jan 2022 00:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
CONS
 1/2 1,531 57.58% +403 Loser:
LIB
 1,128 42.42% James H. Newlove
After his election:
21 Apr 1888 57
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 1 month 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,037 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
3 October 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19716(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
57		 Successor:
CONS
 1,088 53.41% Robert S. White

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas White, P.C.		 28 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas White, C.P.		 28 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas White (Canadian politician)		 28 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Thomas White (homme politique)		 28 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 28 Nov 2023 06:09 (but data presented dynamically)

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