Canada's electoral history from 1867 to today

Arthur T.H. Williams
aliasArthur T.H. Williams
Record
65333 · 5906

  1
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 100%
 
Canada 2 0 2
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 4 0 4
Birth 13 June 1837 → 186 years + 10 months ago
Lived 48 years
First mandate 3 September 1867 → 156 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 30 years + 2 months
Death 4 July 1885 → 138 years + 9 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Arthur T.H. Williams (1837–1885)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
Benjamin Seymour (c. 1806–1880) Father-in-law  
 
Well that's interesting!
As lieutenant-colonel in the Midland Battalion, Williams contributed to putting down the North-West Rebellion in 1885. Shortly after the Battle of Batoche in May, he became ill and died of fever on a steamboat on the North Saskatchewan River.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 9 15
Ontario 7 4 13 Z
TOTAL 14 1 29

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
Lewis Ross  m  (2 runoffs)
 

 
Eligible: 2,892 Votes: 1,269 Participation: 43.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1
Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32613(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
→ New to this legislature
Age
30
LC
1/2 1,208 95.19% +1,147 Loser:
LIB
61 4.81% S.S. Smith

Service:
3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
2
Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32696(F) — 22 Jul 2023 16:17 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
33
LC
1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 34
LC
LIB
Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,776 Votes: 2,633 Participation: 69.73% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3
Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32778(F) — 21 Oct 2023 18:42 ET
Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37
Successor:
LC
1,454 55.22% John Rosevear
Eligible: 4,306 Votes: 3,090 Participation: 71.76% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4
Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19042(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
→ New to Parliament
Age
41
CONS
1/2 1,717 56.59% +400 Loser:
LREF
1,317 43.41% Lewis Ross

Service:
3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,895 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5
Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19238(F) — 21 Oct 2023 19:09 ET
Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
CONS
1/2 1,638 56.58% +381 Loser:
LREF
1,257 43.42% Lewis Ross
After his election:
4 Jul 1885 48
CONS
Vac.
Died in office
Service: 3 years 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5
Ontario
24 August 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19672(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
Deceased
Age
48
Successor:
CONS
Acclam. Henry A. Ward

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams
02 Feb 2024


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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Feb 2024 23:48 (but data presented dynamically)