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♂ Sir Hugh John Macdonald
aliasSir Hugh John Macdonald
Record
37556 · 6772

Anglican   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Manitoba 2 0 2
Total 4 1 5
Birth 13 March 1850 → 174 years + 1 month ago
Lived 79 years
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 40 years + 11 months
Death 29 March 1929 → 95 years ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 5 months after 20 October 1900
Special notes
None
 
Sir Hugh John Macdonald (1850–1929)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) Father  
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 2 11 4
Manitoba 0 9 23 Z
TOTAL 3 8 27

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 46 01 May 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 2 7
2. CA 7
CONS
 1 Minister 46 01 May 1896 — 08 Jul 1896 0 2 7
3. MB 9–10
CONS
 1 Party leader 47–50 15 Mar 1897 — 28 Oct 1900 3 7 13
4. MB 10
CONS
 1 Premier 49–50 06 Jan 1900 — 28 Oct 1900 0 9 22
 1. Interior
 2. Indian Affairs

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 8  
4 documented challengers
⊖ John D. Cameron  m 
⊖ Joseph Martin  m 
 		 ⊖ Isaac Campbell  m 
⊖ Clifford Sifton  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,753 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Manitoba
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19744(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:53 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
40
LC
 1/2 2,131 56.78% +509 Loser:
LIB
 1,622 43.22% Isaac Campbell
After his election:
4 May 1893 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 2 years 1 month 29 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
7		 Manitoba
22 November 1893
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 20004(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:29 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Joseph Martin
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,796 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Manitoba
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20032(F) — 5 Sep 2022 13:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
46
LC
 1/2 2,961 51.09% +126 Loser:
LIB
 2,835 48.91% Joseph Martin
After his election:
29 Mar 1897 47
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 9 months 6 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,535 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Manitoba
27 April 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20253(F) — 23 Jan 2022 00:02 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
47		 Successor:
LIB
 2,326 65.80% Richard W. Jameson
Eligible: 3,336 Votes: 2,506 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
7 December 1899
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36729(F) — 17 Mar 2022 20:04 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
49
CONS
 1/2 1,283 51.20% +60 Loser:
LIB
 1,223 48.80% John D. Cameron
After his election:
10 Jan 1900 49
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 1 month 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 3,336 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
30 January 1900
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36732(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:54 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
49
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
20 Oct 1900 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,353 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20283(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 2/2 4,342 46.42% -669 Winner:
LIB
 5,011 53.58% Clifford Sifton
Eligible: 3,336 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
10		 Manitoba
24 January 1901
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 36740(F) — 28 Jul 2021 15:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. James T. Gordon

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Manitoba: MLA Biographies - Deceased
Macdonald, Hugh John		 16 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative du Manitoba: Notes biographiques des députés décédés
Macdonald, Hugh John		 16 Mar 2024
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
Hugh John Macdonald (1850-1929)		 16 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Hugh John Macdonald, P.C., M.P.		 16 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Hugh John Macdonald, C.P., député		 16 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Hugh John Macdonald		 16 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Hugh John Macdonald		 16 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 16 Mar 2024 13:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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