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♂ William Templeman
aliasWilliam Templeman
Record
60505 · 6845

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 4 6
Birth 28 September 1844 → 179 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 1 month
First mandate 6 March 1906 → 118 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 61 years + 5 months
Death 15 November 1914 → 109 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 3 years + 1 month after 20 September 1911
Special notes
None
 
William Templeman (1844–1914)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate British Columbia (1897–1906)
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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 5 3 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 9–10
LIB
 1 Minister 57–61 25 Feb 1902 — 05 Feb 1906 3 11 11
2. CA 10–11
LIB
 1 Minister 61–67 06 Feb 1906 — 06 Oct 1911 5 8 0
3. CA 10–11
LIB
 1 Minister 62–67 03 May 1907 — 06 Oct 1911 4 5 3
 1. Without portfolio
 2. Inland Revenue
 3. Mines

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 6  
4 documented challengers
⊖ George H. Barnard  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George L. Milne  m 
 		 ⊖ Thomas Earle  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edward G. Prior  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,958 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
7		 British Columbia
5 March 1891
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19738(F) — 22 Jan 2022 10:51 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 3/4 449 30.36% -582 Winner:
CONS
 1,031 69.71% Edward G. Prior
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,005 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 British Columbia
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20026(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
LIB
 3/4 1,452 48.35% -99 Winner:
CONS
 1,551 51.65% Thomas Earle
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,718 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
10		 British Columbia
6 March 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20756(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
61
LIB
 1/3 1,553 57.14% +696 Loser:
CONS
 857 31.53% John L. Beckwith

Service: 2 years 7 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 4,345 Votes: 4,345 Participation: 100.00% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20789(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
64
LIB
 2/2 2,166 49.85% -13 Winner:
CONS
 2,179 50.15% George H. Barnard
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
11		 British Columbia
8 February 1909
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 21003(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
64
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 7 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,438 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21027(F) — 5 Jul 2023 15:51 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
66
LIB
 2/3 2,332 42.88% -484 Winner:
CONS
 2,816 51.78% George H. Barnard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Templeman, P.C., Senator		 09 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Templeman, C.P., sénateur		 09 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Templeman (politician)		 09 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Templeman (homme politique)		 09 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Mar 2024 11:54 (but data presented dynamically)

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