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♂ Henry L. Drayton
aliasHenry L. Drayton
Record
16992 · 7628

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 4 1 5
Birth 27 April 1869 → 155 years ago
Lived 81 years + 4 months
First mandate 20 October 1919 → 104 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 50 years + 5 months
Death 28 August 1950 → 73 years + 8 months ago
Exit → Death 22 years + 4 months after 23 April 1928
Special notes
None
 

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 8 6 0

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 50–52 02 Aug 1919 — 28 Dec 1921 2 4 26
2. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 50–52 02 Aug 1919 — 28 Dec 1921 2 4 26
3. CA 13
UNIO
 1 Minister 50–52 02 Aug 1919 — 28 Dec 1921 2 4 26
4. CA 13
NLCP
 1 ✓ Minister 51–52 24 Jan 1921 — 20 Sep 1921 0 7 27
5. CA 15
LC
 2 ✓ Minister 57 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
6. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 57 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
7. CA 15
LC
 2 ✓ Minister 57 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
8. CA 15
LC
 2 ✓ Minister 57 29 Jun 1926 — 12 Jul 1926 0 0 13
9. CA 15
LC
 1 ✓ Minister 57 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
10. CA 15
LC
 1 Minister 57 13 Jul 1926 — 24 Sep 1926 0 2 11
 1. Finance
 2. Receiver General [Finance]
 3. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 4. Secretary of State of Canada [Int]
 5. Receiver General [Finance] [Int]
 6. Railways and Canals [Int]
 7. Finance [Int]
 8. President of the Treasury Board [Finance] [Int]
 9. Immigration and Colonization [Int]
10. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Robert W. Mayhew  m 
 		 ⊖ John E.L. Streight  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
13		 Ontario
20 October 1919
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21506(F) — 5 Jul 2023 16:33 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
50
UNIO
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 51
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 2 years 1 month 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,549 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21668(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
NLCP
 1/3 8,850 45.27% +861 Loser:
LIB
 7,989 40.87% John E.L. Streight
After his election:
16 Mar 1922 52
NLCP
 →
LC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,888 Votes: 31,173 Participation: 62.49% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21939(F) — 27 Jun 2023 20:20 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
56
LC
 1/2 23,637 75.83% +16,101 Loser:
LIB
 7,536 24.17% Alexander MacGregor
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 57
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 49,888 Votes: 21,160 Participation: 42.42% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22191(F) — 24 Jan 2022 22:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
57
LC
 1/2 16,479 77.88% +11,798 Loser:
LIB
 4,681 22.12% Alfred T. Hunter
After his election:
23 Apr 1928 58
LC
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 7 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 49,888 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
16		 Ontario
29 October 1928
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 22303(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
59		 Successor:
LC
 Acclam. J. Earl Lawson
Eligible: 43,799 Votes: 35,429 Participation: 80.89% Candidacies: 5
Federal
20		 British Columbia
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23152(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to Parliament
Age
76
PC
 2/5 11,442 32.30% -364 Winner:
LIB
 11,806 33.32% Robert W. Mayhew

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton, P.C., K.C., M.P.		 05 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Henry Lumley Drayton, C.P., C.R., député		 05 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Henry Lumley Drayton		 05 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Henry Lumley Drayton		 05 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Aug 2023 23:31 (but data presented dynamically)

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