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♂ John F. Wood
aliasJohn F. Wood
Record
66029 · 5947

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 12 October 1852 → 171 years + 6 months ago
Lived 46 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 141 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 8 months
Death 14 March 1899 → 125 years + 1 month 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 16 8 4

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 40–43 05 Dec 1892 — 16 Dec 1895 3 0 11
2. CA 7
CONS
 1 ✓ Minister of State/responsible 43 14 Dec 1895 — 16 Dec 1895 0 0 2
3. CA 7
CONS
 2 Minister of State/responsible 43 17 Dec 1895 — 05 Jan 1896 0 0 19
4. CA 7
CONS
 3 Minister of State/responsible 43 15 Jan 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 5 23
 1. Inland Revenue [Privy Council]
 2. Customs [Privy Council] [Int]
 3. Customs [Privy Council]
 4. Customs [Privy Council]

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Comstock  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Daniel Derbyshire  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19231(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:15 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
29
LC
 1/2 1,277 50.10% +5 Loser:
LIB
 1,272 49.90% William H. Comstock

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,357 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19435(F) — 28 Nov 2021 17:23 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
LC
 1/2 1,823 54.30% +289 Loser:
LIB
 1,534 45.70% William H. Comstock

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,452 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19787(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:51 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
38
LC
 1/2 1,815 52.58% +178 Loser:
LIB
 1,637 47.42% Daniel Derbyshire
After his election:
5 Dec 1892 40
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 year 9 months (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Ontario
21 December 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19996(F) — 11 Oct 2022 18:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 6 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,478 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20075(F) — 22 Jan 2022 21:10 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/3 1,781 51.21% +232 Loser:
LIB
 1,549 44.54% James Cumming
After his election:
14 Mar 1899 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 8 months 19 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,554 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Ontario
20 April 1899
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20269(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
46		 Successor:
LIB
 1,881 52.93% William H. Comstock

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Fisher Wood, P.C.		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Fisher Wood, C.P.		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Fisher Wood		 30 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Fisher Wood		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 18:27 (but data presented dynamically)

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