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♂ Samuel William Jacobs
aliasSam Jacobs
Record
29465 · 7471

Judaism   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 6 0 6
Birth 6 May 1871 → 152 years + 11 months ago
Lived 67 years + 3 months
First mandate 17 December 1917 → 106 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 46 years + 7 months
Death 21 August 1938 → 85 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938)
© Photo — Public domain
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 20 7 29

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Michael Buhay  m  (3 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Fred Rose  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 7,250 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
13		 Québec
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
ID: 21429(F) — 17 Sep 2023 14:00 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
LL
 1/3 6,130 84.55% +5,522 Loser:
LAB
 608 8.39% Michael Buhay

Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 13,794 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
14		 Québec
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21689(F) — 17 Sep 2023 14:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
LIB
 1/5 7,790 56.47% +4,271 Loser:
IND
 3,519 25.51% Henry A. Hicks

Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,012 Votes: 12,823 Participation: 64.08% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Québec
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21960(F) — 27 Jun 2023 21:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
LIB
 1/2 7,934 61.87% +3,045 Loser:
ILIB
 4,889 38.13% Joseph-Alfred Bernier
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 55
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,012 Votes: 10,075 Participation: 50.34% Candidacies: 4
Federal
16		 Québec
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22203(F) — 17 Sep 2023 14:00 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LIB
 1/4 5,048 50.10% +2,736 Loser:
LC
 2,312 22.95% Louis Wolfe

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 25,442 Votes: 11,993 Participation: 47.14% Candidacies: 4
Federal
17		 Québec
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22477(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
LIB
 1/4 8,231 68.63% +6,303 Loser:
LC
 1,928 16.08% Louis Wolfe

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 41,375 Votes: 20,797 Participation: 50.26% Candidacies: 5
Federal
18		 Québec
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22749(F) — 25 Jan 2022 22:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
LIB
 1/5 13,574 65.27% +10,189 Loser:
COMM
 3,385 16.28% Fred Rose
After his election:
21 Aug 1938 67
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 2 years 10 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,375 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Québec
7 November 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22851(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
67		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Peter Bercovitch

Online biographical references (6)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Non-standard link
Museum of Jewish Montreal, Samuel William Jacobs - Residence		 18 Apr 2024
EN Non-standard link
Jewish Virtual Library: Biography, Samuel William Jacobs		 18 Apr 2024
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Jacobs, Samuel William		 18 Apr 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Jacobs, Samuel William		 18 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel William Jacobs		 18 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Samuel William Jacobs		 18 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Samuel William Jacobs		 18 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Samuel William Jacobs		 18 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 18 Apr 2024 23:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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