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♂ James S. Cowan
aliasJames S. Cowan
Record
13127 · 6798

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Birth 3 November 1803 → 220 years + 6 months ago
Lived 96 years + 6 months
 
Death 22 May 1900 → 123 years + 11 months ago
 
Special notes
Cowan was the member for Waterloo South (Canada West) in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada from 1860 to 1867.
 
James S. Cowan (1803–1900) 200x258
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ James Young  m 
 
 
Eligible: 3,000 Votes: 2,282 Participation: 76.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17691(F) — 2 Aug 2023 22:53 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
63
CONS
 2/2 958 41.98% -366 Winner:
LIB
 1,324 58.02% James Young
Eligible: 2,786 Votes: 2,273 Participation: 81.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32673(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 1,309 57.59% Isaac Clemens

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James S. Cowan		  2 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cowan (Ontario politician)		  2 Aug 2023

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