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♂ Samuel Merner
aliasSamuel Merner
Record
43049 · 5929

Swiss-Canadian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 29 January 1823 → 201 years + 3 months ago
Lived 85 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 September 1878 → 145 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 7 months
Death 11 August 1908 → 115 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 1 month after 19 June 1882
Special notes
Born with last name Muerner or Mürner.
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Jonathan J. Merner (1864–1929) Nephew  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 3 9 1

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James Livingston  m 
 		 ⊖ James Young  m 
 
Eligible: 3,889 Votes: 2,915 Participation: 74.96% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19105(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
CONS
 1/2 1,468 50.76% +44 Loser:
LIB
 1,424 49.24% James Young

Service: 3 years 9 months 2 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,952 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19301(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 1,372 46.48% -208 Winner:
LIB
 1,580 53.52% James Livingston

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Samuel Merner, M.P., Senator		 02 Sep 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Samuel Merner, député, sénateur		 02 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
Samuel Merner		 02 Sep 2023

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Rev.:  2 Sep 2023 16:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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