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♂ Thomas Langton Church
aliasThomas Langton Church
Record
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Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Birth 30 January 1870 → 154 years + 3 months ago
Lived 80 years
First mandate 6 December 1921 → 102 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 10 months
Death 7 February 1950 → 74 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Langton Church (1870–1950)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Toronto, Ontario (1915–1921)
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 23 11 28

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Samuel Factor  m 
⊖ Joseph McNamara  m 
 		 ⊖ George M.A. Grube  m  (3 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 20,864 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21655(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:17 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
NLCP
 1/2 12,412 59.49% +3,960 Loser:
LIB
 8,452 40.51% Robert Rennie
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 52
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 39,527 Votes: 21,625 Participation: 54.71% Candidacies: 5
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21884(F) — 27 Jun 2023 19:50 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/5 16,329 75.51% +13,223 Loser:
LIB
 3,106 14.36% James Gilchrist
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 56
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 39,527 Votes: 15,975 Participation: 40.42% Candidacies: 3
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22177(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/3 12,071 75.56% +9,434 Loser:
LIB
 2,637 16.51% John F. Boyd

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 31,136 Votes: 17,055 Participation: 54.78% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22453(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
60
LC
 2/4 7,803 45.75% -564 Winner:
LIB
 8,367 49.06% Samuel Factor
Eligible: 40,630 Votes: 28,597 Participation: 70.38% Candidacies: 3
Federal
17		 Ontario
24 September 1934
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22585(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
64
LC
 1/3 13,227 46.25% +2,506 Loser:
LIB
 10,721 37.49% Harold P. Snelgrove

Service: 1 year 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 39,804 Votes: 27,867 Participation: 70.01% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22661(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
LC
 1/4 11,380 40.84% +3,853 Loser:
LIB
 7,527 27.01% Harold P. Snelgrove
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 68
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 38,653 Votes: 24,953 Participation: 64.56% Candidacies: 3
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22936(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
NATG
 1/3 14,474 58.01% +6,608 Loser:
LIB
 7,866 31.52% George Gressewell
After his election:
16 May 1940 70
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 72
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,299 Votes: 25,481 Participation: 61.70% Candidacies: 4
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23196(F) — 23 Jul 2023 10:47 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
75
PC
 1/4 13,011 51.06% +6,649 Loser:
LIB
 6,362 24.97% Joseph McNamara

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,731 Votes: 28,080 Participation: 67.29% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23457(F) — 9 Oct 2022 11:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
79
PC
 1/4 10,507 37.89% +1,191 Loser:
LIB
 9,316 33.60% Ruth E. Radford
After his election:
7 Feb 1950 80
PC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 7 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,731 Votes: 21,613 Participation: 51.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
21		 Ontario
15 May 1950
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23651(F) — 9 Oct 2022 11:53 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
80		 Successor:
PC
 10,399 48.11% George H. Hees

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Langton Church, M.P.		 21 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Thomas Langton Church, député		 21 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Langton Church		 21 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 21 Mar 2024 23:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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