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♂ John A. McPherson
aliasJohn A. McPherson
Record
42557 · 7967

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Alberta 2 1 3
Birth 28 December 1855 → 168 years + 4 months ago
Lived 88 years + 11 months
First mandate 9 November 1905 → 118 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 49 years + 10 months
Death 6 December 1944 → 79 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 7 months after 16 April 1913
Special notes
None
 
John A. McPherson (1855–1944) 200x267
© Photo 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
Alberta 7 5 5 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Conrad Weidenhammer  m  (2 runoffs)
 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 611 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Provincial
1		 Alberta
9 November 1905
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27406(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
49
LIB
 1/3 354 57.94% +167 Loser:
CONS
 187 30.61% Dan Bronx

Service: 3 years 4 months 12 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,086 Votes: 913 Participation: 84.07% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
2		 Alberta
22 March 1909
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27435(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
53
LIB
 1/4 398 43.74% +148 Loser:
IND
 250 27.47% Dan Bronx

Service: 4 years 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 1,179 Votes: 949 Participation: 80.49% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Alberta
17 April 1913
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27504(F) — 26 Jul 2021 09:58 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
57
LIB
 2/2 368 38.94% -209 Winner:
CONS
 577 61.06% Conrad Weidenhammer

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Alberta
John A. McPherson		 08 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
John McPherson (Canadian politician)		 08 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Jan 2024 20:19 (but data presented dynamically)

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