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♂ Richard C. Weldon
aliasRichard C. Weldon
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 40%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 3 5
Birth 19 January 1849 → 175 years + 3 months ago
Lived 76 years + 10 months
First mandate 22 February 1887 → 137 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 1 month
Death 26 November 1925 → 98 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 29 years + 5 months after 22 June 1896
Special notes
None
 
Richard C. Weldon (1849–1925)
© Photo Dalhousie University via Parlinfo — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Richard L. Weldon (1932–2020) Grandson  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 9 3 28

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Henry R. Emmerson  m 
⊖ William J. Lewis  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ William S. Fielding  m 
⊖ Alexander Rogers  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,970 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 New Brunswick
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19397(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
38
CONS
 1/2 1,047 53.15% +124 Loser:
LIB
 923 46.85% Alexander Rogers

Service: 4 years 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,116 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 New Brunswick
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19745(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CONS
 1/2 1,096 51.80% +76 Loser:
LIB
 1,020 48.20% Henry R. Emmerson

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,097 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20033(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
47
CONS
 2/2 927 44.21% -243 Winner:
IND
 1,170 55.79% William J. Lewis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20290(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 1,160 47.62% -116 Winner:
LIB
 1,276 52.38% William J. Lewis
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,984 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Nova Scotia
31 October 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20764(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
57
CONS
 2/2 1,484 37.25% -1,016 Winner:
LIB
 2,500 62.75% William S. Fielding

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Chapman Weldon, Q.C., M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Richard Chapman Weldon, c.r., député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Chapman Weldon		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Richard Chapman Weldon		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 13:36 (but data presented dynamically)

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