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♂ James Samuel Taylor
aliasJ.S. Taylor
Record
60328 · 7606

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 0 1
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 1 1 2
Birth 20 January 1872 → 152 years + 3 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 14 October 1935 → 88 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 63 years + 8 months
Death 22 December 1960 → 63 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 8 months after 25 March 1940
Special notes
None
 
James Samuel Taylor (1872–1960)
© Photo 1936 House of Commons (Canada) — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
The one-term English-born MP for Nanaimo from 1935 to 1940 had strong interests in astrology and numerology, leading him to stand out so much from the CCF caucus as to bring his leader, M.J. Coldwell, to describe him as "a very queer duck, indeed."
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 5 10

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
7 documented challengers
⊖ Alan Chambers  m 
⊖ Wallis W. LeFeaux  m 
⊖ Gordon M. Sloan  m 
⊖ Rodney J. Young  m 
 		 ⊖ Charles H. Dickie  m 
⊖ Albert D. (Burke) McPhillips  m 
⊖ Gordon S. Wismer  m 
 
Eligible: 25,316 Votes: 28,461 Participation: 56.21% Candidacies: 15
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
27 November 1933
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29425(F) — 16 Sep 2023 07:44 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
61
CFF
 4/15 5,102 35.85% -1,621 Winner:
LIB
 6,723 47.24% Gordon S. Wismer
Eligible: 26,266 Votes: 20,243 Participation: 77.07% Candidacies: 4
Federal
18		 British Columbia
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22608(F) — 28 Jun 2023 10:26 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
63
CCF
 1/4 7,053 34.84% +613 Loser:
LC
 6,440 31.81% Charles H. Dickie
After his election:
2 Feb 1937 65
CCF
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 4 years 5 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 32,426 Votes: 25,125 Participation: 77.48% Candidacies: 5
Federal
19		 British Columbia
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22884(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
LIB
 10,668 42.46% Alan Chambers

Online biographical references (2)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
James Samuel Taylor, M.P.		 09 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
James Samuel Taylor, député		 09 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
James Samuel Taylor		 09 Apr 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Apr 2024 22:45 (but data presented dynamically)

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