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♂ John W. French
aliasJohn W. French
Record
21190 · 6285

Presbyterian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 1 1 2
Birth 22 October 1888 → 135 years + 6 months ago
Lived 82 years
First mandate 15 September 1954 → 69 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 10 months
Death 8 November 1970 → 53 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 14 years + 4 months after 19 June 1956
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Charles D. French (1884–1954) Brother  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 1 9 3 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Fabien Gagnon  m 
 
 
Eligible: 12,814 Votes: 10,188 Participation: 79.51% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
24		 Québec
15 September 1954
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 26417(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
65
UN
 1/3 6,587 64.65% +3,033 Loser:
QLP
 3,554 34.88% Curtis H. Lowry

Service: 1 year 9 months 4 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 12,659 Votes: 10,851 Participation: 85.72% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
25		 Québec
20 June 1956
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16756(F) — 19 Feb 2022 00:36 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
67
UN
 2/3 5,141 47.69% -401 Winner:
QLP
 5,542 51.41% Fabien Gagnon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
John William French		 07 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
John William French		 07 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  7 Aug 2023 21:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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