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♂ Herbert E. Wilton
aliasHerbert E. Wilton
Record
65730 · 6551

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 28 October 1869 → 154 years + 6 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 65 years + 11 months
Death 1 February 1937 → 87 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

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
Canada 1 3 19

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ William H. Connor  m 
 
 
Eligible: 33,726 Votes: 23,376 Participation: 69.31% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22679(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
LC
 1/5 7,857 33.61% +2,792 Loser:
REC
 5,065 21.67% Nora F. Henderson
After his election:
1 Feb 1937 67
LC
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 3 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 33,726 Votes: 18,933 Participation: 56.14% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
22 March 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22839(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:06 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
LC
 8,102 42.79% John A. Marsh

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Herbert Earl Wilton		 30 Jul 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Herbert Earl Wilton		 30 Jul 2023
EN Wikipedia
Herbert Earl Wilton		 30 Jul 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 30 Jul 2023 16:46 (but data presented dynamically)

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