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♂ Charles A. Magrath
aliasCharles A. Magrath
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
North-Western Territories 3 0 3
Total 4 1 5
Birth 22 April 1860 → 164 years ago
Lived 89 years + 6 months
First mandate 7 November 1891 → 132 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 31 years + 6 months
Death 30 October 1949 → 74 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 1 month after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
Charles A. Magrath (1860–1949)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Alexander T. Galt (1817–1893) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 10 24
North-Western Territories 6 11 6 Z
TOTAL 9 10 0

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William A. Buchanan  m 
 		 ⊖ William C. Simmons  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
2		 North-Western Territories
7 November 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30513(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:11 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
31
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30523(F) — 28 Oct 2023 10:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
34
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
30 Sep 1897 37
IND
 →
LICO
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
7 Oct 1897 37
LICO
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 2 years 11 months 7 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
26 October 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30647(F) — 20 Jan 2023 12:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LICO
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 1 year 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
4		 North-Western Territories
4 November 1898
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30553(F) — 20 Jan 2023 12:20 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
IND
 Acclam. Leverett G. DeVeber
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,605 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Alberta
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20996(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 2,922 53.20% +352 Loser:
LIB
 2,570 46.80% William C. Simmons

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,205 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Alberta
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21018(F) — 2 Jul 2023 05:56 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
51
CONS
 2/2 4,875 43.51% -1,455 Winner:
LIB
 6,330 56.49% William A. Buchanan

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Alexander Magrath, M.P.		 03 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Alexander Magrath, député		 03 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 1, 3, 10-11, 17, 26)		 03 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Alexander Magrath		 03 Mar 2024

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