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♂ Charles W. Cross
aliasCharles W. Cross
Record
13550 · 7924

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 1 1 2
Alberta 7 0 7
Total 8 1 9
Birth 30 November 1872 → 151 years + 4 months ago
Lived 55 years + 6 months
First mandate 9 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 32 years + 11 months
Death 2 June 1928 → 95 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death 1 year + 8 months after 13 September 1926
Special notes
None
 
Charles W. Cross (1872–1928) 200x294
© Photo c.1913 — 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 0 10 14
Alberta 23 11 3 Z
TOTAL 24 9 18

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Albert F. Ewing  m  (3 runoffs)
⊖ Donald F. Kellner  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ John A. McDougall  m 
 		 ⊖ William A. Griesbach  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Alexander G. MacKay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,725 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27391(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
32
LIB
 1/2 1,209 70.09% +693 Loser:
CONS
 516 29.91% William A. Griesbach

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 8,202 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27420(F) — 5 Mar 2022 14:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/4 3,282 80.03% +1,687 Loser:
CONS
 1,595 38.89% Albert F. Ewing
After his election:
4 May 1912 39
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 3 years 1 month 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,718 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Alberta
27 May 1912
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27469(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/3 1,802 48.47% +69 Loser:
CONS
 1,733 46.61% Albert F. Ewing

Service: 9 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 14,975 Votes: 20,579 Participation: 73.20% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27480(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/5 5,407 52.57% +494 Loser:
LIB
 4,913 47.77% Alexander G. MacKay

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,315 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27520(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LIB
 1/2 671 51.03% +27 Loser:
CONS
 644 48.97% H.H. Verge

Service: 4 years 1 month 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,774 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
4		 Alberta
7 June 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27549(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 1,116 62.91% +661 Loser:
CONS
 455 25.65% J.R. McIntosh

Service: 4 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,280 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Alberta
18 July 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27612(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/2 1,321 57.94% +362 Loser:
DLP
 959 42.06% John Diamond
After his election:
13 Oct 1925 52
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 4 years 2 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 18,316 Votes: 9,369 Participation: 51.15% Candidacies: 3
Federal
15		 Alberta
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21806(F) — 26 Jun 2023 19:20 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
52
LIB
 1/3 5,078 54.20% +1,430 Loser:
PROG
 3,648 38.94% Donald F. Kellner
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 53
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,765 Votes: 2,786 Participation: 58.50% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Alberta
28 June 1926
General
Instant runoff/Alt.
Gov't  UFA  Majority
ID: 27680(F) — 29 Oct 2022 11:24 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
53		 Successor:
DLP
 1,116 40.13% Christopher Pattinson
Eligible: 18,316 Votes: 7,640 Participation: 41.71% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Alberta
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22042(F) — 10 Sep 2022 20:19 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
53
LIB
 2/2 2,770 36.26% -2,100 Winner:
UFA
 4,870 63.74% Donald F. Kellner

Online biographical references (5)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Cross, Charles Wilson		 26 Nov 2023
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Cross, Charles Wilson		 26 Nov 2023
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Charles W. Cross KC		 26 Nov 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Wilson Cross, M.P.		 26 Nov 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Charles Wilson Cross, député		 26 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Charles Wilson Cross		 26 Nov 2023
EN Wikipedia
Charles Wilson Cross		 26 Nov 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 26 Nov 2023 14:28 (but data presented dynamically)

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