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♂ Thomas C. Casgrain
aliasThomas C. Casgrain
Record
9910 · 7272

Roman Catholic   ∞3
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 83%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 1 4
Québec 2 0 2
Total 5 1 6
Birth 28 July 1852 → 171 years + 9 months ago
Lived 64 years + 5 months
First mandate 14 October 1886 → 137 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
Death 29 December 1916 → 107 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Thomas C. Casgrain (1852–1916)
© Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Auguste-Réal Angers (1837–1919) Brother-in-law  
⊖ Philippe B. Casgrain (1826–1917) Uncle  
⊖ Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier (1837–1911) Uncle  
 

Length of Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 5 30
Québec 7 10 17 Z
TOTAL 18 4 16

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 62–64 20 Oct 1914 — 29 Dec 1916 2 2 9
 1. Post Office

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 9  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Pierre Garneau  m 
⊖ Georges Parent  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles Langelier  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 3,100 Votes: 2,549 Participation: 82.23% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15186(F) — 21 Jul 2023 19:33 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
CONS
 1/2 1,344 53.85% +192 Loser:
CONS
 1,152 46.15% Pierre Garneau
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 34
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 3,719 Votes: 3,079 Participation: 82.79% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15251(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
37		 Successor:
QLP
 1,897 62.96% Charles Fitzpatrick
Eligible: 2,344 Votes: 2,098 Participation: 89.51% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15319(F) — 17 Feb 2022 13:22 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
39
CONS
 1/2 1,151 55.07% +212 Loser:
QLP
 939 44.93% Charles Langelier
After his election:
23 May 1896 43
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,142 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20198(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 1/2 1,096 51.17% +50 Loser:
LIB
 1,046 48.83% Charles Langelier

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,344 Votes: 2,149 Participation: 91.68% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
23 June 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26271(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
43		 Successor:
CONS
 1,139 53.00% Édouard Bouffard
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,165 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Québec
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 1/2 1,109 51.22% +53 Loser:
LIB
 1,056 48.78% Philias Corriveau

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,676 Votes: 2,347 Participation: 87.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Québec
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20704(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
52
CONS
 2/2 1,035 44.48% -257 Winner:
LIB
 1,292 55.52% Georges Parent
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Québec
7 November 1914
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21263(F) — 23 Jan 2022 19:30 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
62
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
29 Dec 1916 64
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 1 month 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 5,345 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21455(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
64		 Successor:
LL
 4,799 89.78% Henri-Edgar Lavigueur

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Chase-Casgrain, Thomas		 03 Feb 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Chase-Casgrain, Thomas		 03 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Thomas Chase Casgrain, P.C., M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Thomas Chase Casgrain, C.P., député		 03 Feb 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
Thomas Chase Casgrain		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Chase-Casgrain		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Chase-Casgrain		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 19:00 (but data presented dynamically)

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