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♂ William T. Benson
aliasWilliam T. Benson
Record
4190 · 5940

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 20 April 1824 → 200 years ago
Lived 61 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 2 months
Death 8 June 1885 → 138 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
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 2 11 18

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,226 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19245(F) — 21 Jan 2022 21:32 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 1,187 53.32% +148 Loser:
IND
 1,039 46.68% James Millar
After his election:
8 Jun 1885 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
5		 Ontario
4 July 1885
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19671(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Walter Shanly

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Thomas Benson, M.P.		 27 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Thomas Benson, député		 27 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
William Thomas Benson		 27 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Jul 2023 20:43 (but data presented dynamically)

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