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♂ James Robert Wilson
aliasJames Robert Wilson
Record
65631 · 6738

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Saskatchewan 0 1 1
Total 1 2 3
Birth 16 September 1866 → 157 years + 7 months ago
Lived 74 years + 6 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 51 years + 3 months
Death 3 April 1941 → 83 years ago
Exit → Death 19 years + 3 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
James Robert Wilson (1866–1941)
© Photo Saskatchewan Archives via The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1903–1904; 1907–1908)
Mun./Co. Council Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (1906; 1914–1919)
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 3 11 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
NLCP
 1 Minister 55 26 Sep 1921 — 28 Dec 1921 0 3 2
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John Evans  m 
 		 ⊖ Archibald P. McNab  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,511 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
2		 Saskatchewan
14 August 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31090(F) — 8 Mar 2022 21:52 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
41
PRP
 2/2 717 47.45% -77 Winner:
LIB
 794 52.55% Archibald P. McNab
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,472 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Saskatchewan
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21489(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
51
UNIO
 1/2 9,639 84.02% +7,806 Loser:
LL
 1,833 15.98% James W. Casey

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 14,909 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Saskatchewan
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21750(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
55
NLCP
 3/3 2,909 19.51% -5,148 Winner:
PROG
 8,057 54.04% John Evans

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Wilson, James Robert (1866-1941)		 27 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. James Robert Wilson, P.C.		 27 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. James Robert Wilson, C.P.		 27 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Robert Wilson		 27 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
James Robert Wilson		 27 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Mar 2024 23:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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