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♂ George H. Baker
aliasGeorge H. Baker
Record
2341 · 7426

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
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Canada 1 0 1
Birth 4 November 1877 → 146 years + 5 months ago
Lived 38 years + 6 months
First mandate 21 September 1911 → 112 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 33 years + 10 months
Death 2 June 1916 → 107 years + 10 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
George H. Baker (1877–1916)
© Photo 1915 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George B. Baker (1834–1910) Father  
 
Well that's interesting!
Baker is the only sitting Canadian MP to be killed in action on military service.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 8 11

Electoral history

Race 1  
Path points 2  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Sydney A. Fisher  m 
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,016 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Québec
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21164(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:49 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
33
CONS
 1/2 1,520 50.40% +24 Loser:
LIB
 1,496 49.60% Sydney A. Fisher
After his election:
2 Jun 1916 38
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 8 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,414 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21422(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
38		 Successor:
LL
 1,926 56.41% Andrew R. McMaster

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Veterans Affairs Canada, Remembrance: Memorials, In memory of Lieutenant Colonel George Harold Baker		 03 Feb 2024
FR Non-standard link
Anciens combattants Canada, Commémorations: Mémoriaux, En mémoire Lieutenant-colonel George Harold Baker		 03 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Lt. Col. George Harold Baker, M.P.		 03 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Lt. col. George Harold Baker, député		 03 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
George Harold Baker		 03 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
George Harold Baker		 03 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  3 Feb 2024 11:38 (but data presented dynamically)

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