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♂ Charles R. Devlin
aliasCharles R. Devlin
Record
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Irish-Canadian   ∞2
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 88%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Québec 4 1 5
Total 7 1 8
Birth 29 October 1858 → 165 years + 5 months ago
Lived 55 years + 4 months
First mandate 5 March 1891 → 133 years + 1 month ago
↳ at age 32 years + 4 months
Death 1 March 1914 → 110 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Charles R. Devlin (1858–1914)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Bernard Devlin (1824–1880) Uncle  
⊖ Emmanuel B. Devlin (1872–1921) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 6 1 18
Québec 6 9 24 Z
TOTAL 12 11 12

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 12  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Georges Ball  m 
 		 ⊖ Louis Duhamel  m 
 
Eligible: 7,417 Votes: 3,216 Participation: 43.36% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15118(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
23
QLP
 2/2 1,265 40.12% -623 Winner:
CONS
 1,888 59.88% Louis Duhamel
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,572 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19916(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 2,993 53.72% +414 Loser:
CONS
 2,579 46.28% John M. McDougall

Service: 5 years 3 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,568 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20183(F) — 22 Jan 2022 23:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
LIB
 1/2 2,975 53.43% +382 Loser:
CONS
 2,593 46.57% John M. McDougall
After his election:
23 Jun 1896 37
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 4,909 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 March 1897
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20249(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
38		 Successor:
LIB
 2,842 57.89% Louis Napoléon Champagne
Eligible: 6,319 Votes: 5,049 Participation: 79.90% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
29 December 1906
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20767(F) — 23 Jan 2022 14:32 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 2,721 53.89% +393 Loser:
CONS
 2,328 46.11% Georges Ball
After his election:
29 Oct 1907 49
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran provincially
Service: 10 months (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,400 Votes: 5,010 Participation: 78.28% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
11		 Québec
4 November 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26310(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
QLP
 1/2 2,671 53.31% +332 Loser:
CONS
 2,339 46.69% Jos.-Pierre-A. Sévigny

Service: 7 months 3 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,319 Votes: 5,101 Participation: 80.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
30 December 1907
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20781(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
49		 Successor:
LIB
 2,761 54.13% Gustave-A. Turcotte
Eligible: 6,751 Votes: 5,131 Participation: 76.00% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
12		 Québec
8 June 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15623(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
QLP
 1/2 2,764 54.24% +432 Loser:
CONS
 2,332 45.76% Sévère Goudreault

Service: 3 years 11 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,337 Votes: 5,814 Participation: 79.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Québec
15 May 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15697(F) — 17 Feb 2022 20:27 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
QLP
 1/2 3,045 52.66% +308 Loser:
CONS
 2,737 47.34% J.-Alfred Labelle
After his election:
14 Nov 1912 54
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Elected in another riding
Service: 5 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,573 Votes: 1,072 Participation: 68.15% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Québec
15 May 1912
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15730(F) — 17 Feb 2022 20:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
QLP
 1/2 636 59.94% +211 Loser:
CONS
 425 40.06% Augustin-Joseph Aubin
After his election:
1 Mar 1914 55
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 9 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,337 Votes: 4,424 Participation: 60.30% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
13		 Québec
2 June 1913
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26338(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
54		 Successor:
QLP
 2,647 59.83% Arthur Trahan
Eligible: 3,170 Votes: 1,816 Participation: 57.29% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
14		 Québec
22 May 1916
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15804(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
QLP
 1,155 65.18% Télesphore Simard

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Devlin, Charles Ramsay		 05 Mar 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Devlin, Charles Ramsay		 05 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Ramsay Devlin, M.P.		 05 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Ramsay Devlin, député		 05 Mar 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Charles Ramsay Devlin		 05 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Charles Ramsay Devlin		 05 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Charles Ramsay Devlin		 05 Mar 2024

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