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♂ William J. Lewis
aliasWilliam J. Lewis
Record
36215 · 6814

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 73%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
New Brunswick 6 3 9
Total 8 3 11
Birth 25 September 1830 → 193 years + 7 months ago
Lived 79 years + 8 months
First mandate 21 June 1878 → 145 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 47 years + 8 months
Death 22 June 1910 → 113 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 5 years + 7 months after 2 November 1904
Special notes
None
 
William J. Lewis (1830–1910)
© Photo 1898 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Lewis (1804–1888) Father  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 8 4 8
New Brunswick 16 6 27 Z
TOTAL 24 11 5

Electoral history

Races 12  
Path points 13  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Henry R. Emmerson  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander Rogers  m  (4 runoffs)
⊖ Gaius S. Turner  m  (6 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Charles J. Osman  m 
⊖ James Ryan  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Richard C. Weldon  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,093 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
28 August 1875
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32017(F) — 10 Feb 2022 12:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
44
IND
 3/4 755 48.80% -26 Winner:
LIB
 781 50.48% James Ryan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,758 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
23		 New Brunswick
18 January 1876
By-Election
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32018(F) — 6 Mar 2023 19:55 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
45
IND
 3/4 903 48.06% -20 Winner:
LIB
 923 49.12% James Ryan
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,677 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
24		 New Brunswick
21 June 1878
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32022(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
47
IND
 1/4 1,169 63.57% +421 Loser:
LIB
 748 40.67% Alexander Rogers

Service: 3 years 11 months 10 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,392 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
25		 New Brunswick
1 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 32043(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
IND
 1/4 1,214 71.58% +710 Loser:
IND
 504 29.72% William West

Service: 3 years 10 months 24 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 663 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
26 April 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32075(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:05 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
IND
 2/5 5 1.51% 0 Loser:
LIB
 324 97.59% Alexander Rogers
After his election:
10 Sep 1888 57
IND
 →
Vac.
 Amidst controversy
Service: 2 years 4 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,488 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
26		 New Brunswick
28 September 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32096(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:31 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
58
IND
 2/2 580 38.98% -328 Winner:
LIB
 908 61.02% Henry R. Emmerson
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,468 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
27		 New Brunswick
20 January 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32099(F) — 10 Feb 2022 21:38 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
59
IND
 1/4 1,159 51.88% +55 Loser:
LIB
 1,104 49.42% Charles J. Osman

Service: 2 years 9 months 1 day (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,578 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
28		 New Brunswick
22 October 1892
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32120(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
62
IND
 1/4 1,275 71.27% +512 Loser:
IND
 763 42.65% Wilford Jonah

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,052 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
16 October 1895
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32141(F) — 10 Feb 2022 22:14 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
65
IND
 1/4 1,208 59.62% +372 Loser:
IND
 836 41.26% George Melvin
After his election:
1 Jun 1896 65
IND
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 7 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,097 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 New Brunswick
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20033(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
65
IND
 1/2 1,170 55.79% +243 Loser:
CONS
 927 44.21% Richard C. Weldon

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,282 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
29		 New Brunswick
23 January 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32160(F) — 22 Jul 2021 09:16 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
66		 Successor:
LIB
 1,313 57.54% Charles J. Osman
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,436 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 New Brunswick
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20290(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
70
LIB
 1/2 1,276 52.38% +116 Loser:
CONS
 1,160 47.62% Richard C. Weldon

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,947 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 New Brunswick
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20546(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
74		 Successor:
CONS
 3,653 52.58% George W. Fowler

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Lewis, M.P.		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William James Lewis, député		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William James Lewis		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William James Lewis		 09 Mar 2024

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