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♂ William Forsythe McCreary
aliasWilliam Forsythe McCreary
Record
40819 · 6826

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
Birth 5 May 1855 → 168 years + 11 months ago
Lived 48 years + 11 months
First mandate 7 November 1900 → 123 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 45 years + 6 months
Death 4 May 1904 → 119 years + 11 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
William Forsythe McCreary (1855–1904)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Winnipeg, Manitoba (1897)
Mun./Co. Council Winnipeg, Manitoba (1883–1884; 1886)
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 5 26

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,343 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Manitoba
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20288(F) — 23 Jan 2022 09:18 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
45
LIB
 1/2 2,172 50.01% +1 Loser:
CONS
 2,171 49.99% John H. Haslam
After his election:
4 May 1904 48
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 5 months 27 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,711 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Manitoba
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20537(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
48		 Successor:
LIB
 2,104 56.70% Samuel J. Jackson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Manitoba Historical Society, Memorable Manitobans
William Forsythe McCreary (1855-1904)		 01 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
William Forsythe McCreary, M.P.		 01 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
William Forsythe McCreary, député		 01 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
William McCreary		 01 Apr 2024

© 2019, 2024 :: PoliCan.ca (Maurice Y. Michaud)
Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  1 Apr 2024 19:48 (but data presented dynamically)

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