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♂ Richard S. Lake
aliasRichard S. Lake
Record
33362 · 6706

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 71%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 2 4
North-Western Territories 3 0 3
Total 5 2 7
Birth 10 July 1860 → 163 years + 9 months ago
Lived 89 years + 9 months
First mandate 4 November 1898 → 125 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 38 years + 3 months
Death 23 April 1950 → 74 years ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 7 months after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
Richard S. Lake (1860–1950)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
A Conservative, Lake was elected three times to the legislature of the North-West Territories and twice federally in Qu'Appelle. After his defeat in 1911, he served as the third lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan from 1915 to 1921, after which he retired from politics and moved to Victoria. He was on board the SS Athenia when it was sunk by a German U-boat in September 1939, but both he and his wife survived.
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Saskatchewan (1915–1921)
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 6 10 15
North-Western Territories 5 5 5 Z
TOTAL 12 3 20

Electoral history

Races 7  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ James T. Brown  m 
⊖ Benjamin P. Richardson  m 
 		 ⊖ James M. Douglas  m 
⊖ Levi Thomson  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 504 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
4 November 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30575(F) — 19 Jan 2023 22:27 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
38
LICO
 1/2 351 69.64% +198 Loser:
LICO
 153 30.36% Benjamin P. Richardson
After his election:
1 Oct 1900 40
LICO
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 1 year 10 months 27 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
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 2/2 3,822 48.36% -259 Winner:
LIB
 4,081 51.64% James M. Douglas
Eligible: inc. Votes: 725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
22 March 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30646(F) — 21 Jul 2021 17:10 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
40
LICO
 1/2 513 70.76% +301 Loser:
LIB
 212 29.24% Alexander Campbell

Service: 1 year 1 month 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
5		 North-Western Territories
21 May 1902
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Majority
ID: 30583(F) — 1 Mar 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LICO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Oct 1904 44
LICO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 4 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,632 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 North-Western Territories
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20539(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 1/2 2,830 50.25% +28 Loser:
LIB
 2,802 49.75% Levi Thomson

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,336 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Saskatchewan
13 December 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 30622(F) — 10 Sep 2023 14:39 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
45		 Successor:
PRP
 691 51.72% Andrew W. Argue
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,726 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Saskatchewan
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20838(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 3,833 50.34% +52 Loser:
LIB
 3,781 49.66% James T. Brown

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,172 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Saskatchewan
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21228(F) — 3 Jul 2023 07:49 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 3,874 47.41% -424 Winner:
LIB
 4,298 52.59% Levi Thomson

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Lake, Richard Stuart (1860-1950)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Richard Stuart Lake, M.P.		 24 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Richard Stuart Lake, député		 24 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 12-13, 17, 24)		 24 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Richard Stuart Lake		 24 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Sir Richard Stuart Lake		 24 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Apr 2024 17:37 (but data presented dynamically)

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