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♂ James Kidd Flemming
aliasJames Flemming
Record
20084 · 6539

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 78%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
New Brunswick 5 2 7
Total 7 2 9
Birth 27 April 1868 → 156 years ago
Lived 58 years + 9 months
First mandate 14 January 1900 → 124 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 8 months
Death 10 February 1927 → 97 years + 2 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
James Kidd Flemming (1868–1927)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊕ Hugh J. (Ted) Flemming (1954–) Great-grandson  
⊖ Hugh J. Flemming (1899–1982) Son  
⊖ Hugh J. Flemming (1925–2018) Grandson  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 1 3 11
New Brunswick 14 10 0 Z
TOTAL 16 1 11

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. NB 32–33
CONS
 1 Party leader 43–46 11 Oct 1911 — 06 Dec 1914 3 1 25
2. NB 32–33
CONS
 1 Premier 43–46 16 Oct 1911 — 06 Dec 1914 3 1 20

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 11  
12 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas W. Caldwell  m 
⊖ J.T. Allan Dibblee  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Wendell P. Jones  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Donald Munro  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Charles L. Smith  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ George L. White  m 
 		 ⊖ Frank B. Carvell  m 
⊖ Albion R. Foster  m 
⊖ Hugh H. McCain  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Benjamin F. Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George W. Upham  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George W. White  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,954 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32142(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
27
CONS
 4/6 2,190 59.98% 655 Winner:
LIB
 1,535 42.04% Charles L. Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,792 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
18 February 1899
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32166(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:26 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
30
CONS
 4/6 2,287 49.75% -50 Winner:
LIB
 2,337 50.84% Charles L. Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,791 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
30		 New Brunswick
14 January 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32182(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
CONS
 1/2 1,962 51.75% +133 Loser:
IND
 1,829 48.25% Frank R. Shaw

Service: 3 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,300 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
31		 New Brunswick
28 February 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32193(F) — 11 Feb 2022 07:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
CONS
 2/6 2,077 50.66% +39 Loser:
IND
 2,038 49.71% Chipman Hartley

Service: 5 years 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,050 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
3 March 1908
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32219(F) — 11 Feb 2022 12:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/6 2,620 55.95% +515 Loser:
LIB
 2,105 44.95% Wendell P. Jones
After his election:
20 Mar 1908 39
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
32		 New Brunswick
7 April 1908
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32234(F) — 13 Oct 2022 23:13 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 4 years 2 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
20 June 1912
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32248(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:07 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
44
CONS
 1/6 2,977 58.21% +748 Loser:
IND
 2,229 43.59% George W. Upham
After his election:
6 Dec 1914 46
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,453 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
33		 New Brunswick
11 January 1915
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32269(F) — 11 Feb 2022 22:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
46		 Successor:
CONS
 2,596 58.30% Benjamin F. Smith
Eligible: 17,543 Votes: 11,901 Participation: 67.84% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 New Brunswick
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21842(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LC
 1/3 6,859 57.63% +1,901 Loser:
ILPR
 4,958 41.66% Thomas W. Caldwell
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 58
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 17,543 Votes: 14,629 Participation: 83.39% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 New Brunswick
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22095(F) — 24 Jan 2022 21:33 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 7,865 53.76% +1,101 Loser:
LIB
 6,764 46.24% Albion R. Foster
After his election:
10 Feb 1927 58
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months 27 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,543 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 New Brunswick
16 June 1927
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22300(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
58		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Albion R. Foster

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Flemming, James Kidd		 07 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Flemming, James Kidd		 07 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Kidd Flemming		 07 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Kidd Flemming		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Kidd Flemming		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Kidd Flemming		 07 Apr 2024

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