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♂ Thomas Higginson
aliasThomas Higginson
Record
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Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
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Canada 0 1 1
Birth 10 September 1810 → 213 years + 8 months ago
Lived 86 years + 2 months
 
Death 10 November 1896 → 127 years + 6 months ago
 
Special notes
Higginson was the member for Prescott (Canada West) in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada from 1863 to 1867.
 

Thomas Higginson (1810–1896)
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Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Albert P. Hagar  m 
 
 
Eligible: 1,996 Votes: 1,335 Participation: 66.88% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17679(F) — 25 Nov 2023 13:12 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
56
CONS
 2/2 130 9.74% -1,075 Winner:
LIB
 1,205 90.26% Albert P. Hagar
Eligible: 1,998 Votes: 1,654 Participation: 82.78% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32660(F) — 22 Jul 2023 23:03 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
56		 Successor:
LIB
 838 50.67% James P. Boyd

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Thomas Higginson		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Higginson (Canadian politician)		 24 Dec 2023

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