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♂ R. Watson Grimmer
aliasR. Watson Grimmer
Record
24723 · 6973

Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
New Brunswick 1 0 1
Total 4 0 4
Birth 25 October 1866 → 157 years + 6 months ago
Lived 82 years
First mandate 24 February 1917 → 107 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 3 months
Death 4 November 1948 → 75 years + 5 months ago
Exit → Death 18 years + 3 months after 27 July 1930
Special notes
None
 

No photo available
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 8 7 18
New Brunswick 3 7 13 Z
TOTAL 12 3 0

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 6  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Scott D. Guptill  m 
⊖ Harry W. Smith  m 
⊖ William F. Todd  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Burton M. Hill  m 
⊖ Henry I. Taylor  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,606 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
34		 New Brunswick
24 February 1917
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32274(F) — 16 Jun 2023 21:18 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
50
CONS
 2/8 2,489 56.54% +547 Loser:
LIB
 1,942 44.12% Burton M. Hill

Service: 3 years 7 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 28,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 8
Provincial
35		 New Brunswick
9 October 1920
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32296(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
LIB
 3,534 50.12% John W. Scovil
Eligible: inc. Votes: 10,271 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 New Brunswick
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21564(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:16 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
55
NLCP
 1/2 5,202 50.65% +133 Loser:
LIB
 5,069 49.35% William F. Todd
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 55
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,792 Votes: 8,700 Participation: 68.01% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 New Brunswick
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21835(F) — 26 Jun 2023 20:18 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 5,426 62.37% +2,152 Loser:
LIB
 3,274 37.63% William A. Holt
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 59
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 12,792 Votes: 8,644 Participation: 67.57% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 New Brunswick
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22088(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LC
 1/2 4,967 57.46% +1,290 Loser:
LIB
 3,677 42.54% P. Elmer Mclaughlin

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 12,627 Votes: 9,687 Participation: 76.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 New Brunswick
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22362(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
63		 Successor:
LC
 5,595 57.76% Arthur D. Ganong

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Robert "Watson" Grimmer		 24 Dec 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Watson Grimmer		 24 Dec 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Robert Watson Grimmer		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Robert Watson Grimmer		 24 Dec 2023
FR Wikipédia
Robert Watson Grimmer		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 05:15 (but data presented dynamically)

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