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♂ William Cameron Edwards
aliasWilliam Edwards
Record
18288 · 6012

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 1 6
Birth 7 May 1844 → 179 years + 11 months ago
Lived 77 years + 4 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 42 years + 9 months
Death 17 September 1921 → 102 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 6 months after 17 March 1903
Special notes
None
 
William Cameron Edwards (1844–1921)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Gordon C. Edwards (1866–1946) Nephew  
⊖ Cairine R.M. Wilson (1885–1962) Sister-in-law  
⊖ Norman F. Wilson (1876–1956) Brother-in-law  
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Ontario (1903–1921) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 15 8 21

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Moss K. Dickinson  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ George H. Perley  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,979 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
5		 Ontario
20 June 1882
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19292(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LIB
 2/2 1,335 44.81% -309 Winner:
CONS
 1,644 55.19% Moss K. Dickinson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,447 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19500(F) — 22 Jan 2022 09:50 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
42
LIB
 1/2 2,301 51.74% +155 Loser:
CONS
 2,146 48.26% C.H. MacIntosh
After his election:
9 Jan 1888 43
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 10 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,129 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
7 May 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19707(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/2 2,166 52.46% +203 Loser:
CONS
 1,963 47.54% C.H. MacIntosh

Service: 2 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,203 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19852(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
LIB
 1/2 2,308 54.91% +413 Loser:
CONS
 1,895 45.09% Moss K. Dickinson

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,456 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20140(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 2,983 54.67% +1,603 Loser:
CONS
 1,380 25.29% E.N. Hurtibise

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,612 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20394(F) — 23 Jan 2022 10:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LIB
 1/2 3,089 55.04% +566 Loser:
CONS
 2,523 44.96% George H. Perley
After his election:
17 Mar 1903 58
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
9		 Ontario
20 April 1903
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20513(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. David W. Wallace

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Cameron Edwards, M.P.		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'Hon. William Cameron Edwards, M.P., député		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Cameron Edwards		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:04 (but data presented dynamically)

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