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♂ James Moffat Douglas
aliasJames Moffat Douglas
Record
16757 · 6692

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 26 May 1839 → 184 years + 11 months ago
Lived 81 years + 2 months
First mandate 23 June 1896 → 127 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 57 years
Death 19 August 1920 → 103 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 15 years + 9 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
James Moffat Douglas (1839–1920)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Saskatchewan (1906–1920) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
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 8 4 8

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Richard S. Lake  m 
 		 ⊖ William W. McDonald  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,058 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 North-Western Territories
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20067(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
57
LIB
 1/2 3,556 58.70% +1,054 Loser:
CONS
 2,502 41.30% William W. McDonald

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,903 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 North-Western Territories
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20322(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
61
LIB
 1/2 4,081 51.64% +259 Loser:
CONS
 3,822 48.36% Richard S. Lake

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,897 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 North-Western Territories
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20571(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
65		 Successor:
LIB
 3,770 55.39% John G. Turriff

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
The Douglas Archives (21 March 2018), Rev James Moffat Douglas		 23 Mar 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Douglas, James Moffat		 23 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Douglas, James Moffat		 23 Mar 2024
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Douglas, James Moffat (1839-1920)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Moffat Douglas, M.P., Senator		 23 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Moffat Douglas, député, sénateur		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Moffat Douglas		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Moffat Douglas		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 23 Mar 2024 18:05 (but data presented dynamically)

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