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♂ Samuel R. Hesson
aliasSamuel R. Hesson
Record
27263 · 5920

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 75%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Birth 29 September 1829 → 194 years + 7 months ago
Lived 86 years + 1 month
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 48 years + 11 months
Death 19 November 1915 → 108 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 24 years + 8 months after 4 March 1891
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 12 5 13

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James N. Grieve  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,969 Votes: 5,068 Participation: 72.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19088(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 2,533 50.83% +83 Loser:
IND
 2,450 49.17% James Fisher

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,616 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19284(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
CONS
 1/2 1,934 53.48% +252 Loser:
IND
 1,682 46.52% Robert Jones

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,564 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19492(F) — 23 Feb 2022 20:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
CONS
 1/2 2,382 52.19% +200 Loser:
LIB
 2,182 47.81% James Johnson

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,969 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19844(F) — 22 Jan 2022 14:40 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
CONS
 2/2 2,449 49.29% -71 Winner:
LIB
 2,520 50.71% James N. Grieve

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Rollin Hesson, M.P.		 13 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel Rollin Hesson, député		 13 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Rollin Hesson		 13 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 13 Aug 2023 01:42 (but data presented dynamically)

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