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♂ James Clow
aliasJames Clow
Record
11659 · 6389

Presbyterian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Prince Edward Island 1 1 2
Birth 28 July 1834 → 189 years + 9 months ago
Lived 66 years + 8 months
First mandate 30 January 1890 → 134 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 55 years + 6 months
Death 2 April 1901 → 123 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 7 years + 3 months after 12 December 1893
Special notes
None
 

James Clow (1834–1901)
No photo available
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
Prince Edward Island 3 10 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 2  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Donald A. MacKinnon  m 
 		 ⊖ Angus MacLeod  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,573 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
31		 Prince Edward Island
30 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 LIB  9 Apr 1891
ID: 26521(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:48 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
55
CONS
 1/4 774 60.14% +183 Loser:
LIB
 591 45.92% William C. White
After his election:
9 Apr 1891 56
CONS
 →
LIB
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 867 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
32		 Prince Edward Island
13 December 1893
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 26539(F) — 27 Dec 2023 16:48 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
59
CONS
 2/2 373 43.02% -121 Winner:
LIB
 494 56.98% Donald A. MacKinnon

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Clow		 27 Dec 2023
EN Minding the House : a biographical guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs, 1873-1993 (Blair Weeks [Ed.])
Clow, James		 27 Dec 2023
EN UPEI Island Archives, Islandora Repository, Biographies of Members of the Legislative Assembly
James Clow		 27 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Clow (politician)		 27 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Dec 2023 16:49 (but data presented dynamically)

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