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♂ John H. Wilson
aliasJohn H. Wilson
Record
65647 · 5952

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 57%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 4 3 7
Birth 14 February 1834 → 190 years + 2 months ago
Lived 78 years + 4 months
First mandate 21 March 1871 → 153 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 37 years + 1 month
Death 3 July 1912 → 111 years + 9 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 3 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 8 8 12
Ontario 8 2 13 Z
TOTAL 16 10 25

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Arkell  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Andrew B. Ingram  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles O. Ermatinger  m 
⊖ Daniel Luton  m 
 
Eligible: 4,254 Votes: 2,715 Participation: 63.82% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
 LIB  18 Dec 1871
ID: 32698(F) — 22 Jul 2023 16:56 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 1,442 53.11% +169 Loser:
LC
 1,273 46.89% Daniel Luton
After his election:
18 Dec 1871 37
LC
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 27 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 5,178 Votes: 3,824 Participation: 73.85% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32780(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 1,924 50.31% +24 Loser:
LC
 1,900 49.69% Thomas Arkell

Service: 4 years 4 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,623 Votes: 4,418 Participation: 66.71% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
4		 Ontario
5 June 1879
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32869(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
LIB
 2,275 51.49% Thomas M. Nairn
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,318 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19240(F) — 28 Nov 2021 15:25 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,221 51.44% +124 Loser:
LC
 2,097 48.56% Thomas Arkell

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,434 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19445(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/2 2,744 50.50% +54 Loser:
CONS
 2,690 49.50% Charles O. Ermatinger

Service: 4 years 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,434 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19797(F) — 22 Jan 2022 12:57 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 2,694 49.58% -46 Winner:
LC
 2,740 50.42% Andrew B. Ingram
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,038 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20085(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:31 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
62
LIB
 2/3 2,684 44.45% -178 Winner:
LC
 2,862 47.40% Andrew B. Ingram
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,001 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20339(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:35 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
66
LIB
 2/2 2,925 48.74% -151 Winner:
LC
 3,076 51.26% Andrew B. Ingram

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
John Henry Wilson		 30 Jul 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
John Henry Wilson		 30 Jul 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. John Henry Wilson		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. John Henry Wilson		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
John Henry Wilson (Canadian politician)		 30 Jul 2023
FR Wikipédia
John Henry Wilson (homme politique canadien)		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 16:14 (but data presented dynamically)

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