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♂ Francis H. Shepherd
aliasFrancis H. Shepherd
Record
56406 · 6896

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Birth 30 September 1857 → 166 years + 7 months ago
Lived 80 years + 10 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 53 years + 11 months
Death 15 August 1938 → 85 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 7 months after 16 December 1917
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 2 25

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James H. Hawthornthwaite  m 
 		 ⊖ Ralph Smith  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,185 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
11		 British Columbia
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20786(F) — 12 Aug 2023 21:18 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
51
CONS
 2/3 1,335 32.24% -159 Winner:
LIB
 1,494 36.08% Ralph Smith
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,188 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 British Columbia
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21024(F) — 5 Jul 2023 11:45 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
53
CONS
 1/2 2,438 58.21% +688 Loser:
LIB
 1,750 41.79% Ralph Smith
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 60
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 2 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 12,495 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 British Columbia
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21282(F) — 5 Jul 2023 11:49 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
60		 Successor:
UNIO
 9,175 73.43% John C. McIntosh

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Henry Shepherd, M.P.		 22 Oct 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Francis Henry Shepherd, député		 22 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
Francis Henry Shepherd		 22 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Oct 2023 18:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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