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♂ James W. Ross
aliasJames W. Ross
Record
53847 · 8477

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 1 2 3
Birth 18 March 1885 → 139 years + 1 month ago
Lived 55 years + 9 months
First mandate 25 October 1939 → 84 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 54 years + 7 months
Death 16 January 1941 → 83 years + 3 months ago
Died in office Yes
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
Québec 1 2 22 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Martin B. Fisher  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ Henry A.D. Somerville  m 
 
Eligible: 3,846 Votes: 3,215 Participation: 83.59% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
19		 Québec
25 November 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16217(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
50
QLP
 2/2 1,444 45.21% -306 Winner:
CONS
 1,750 54.79% Martin B. Fisher
Eligible: 3,924 Votes: 3,213 Participation: 81.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Québec
17 August 1936
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UN  Majority
ID: 16307(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
51
QLP
 2/2 1,356 42.38% -488 Winner:
UN
 1,844 57.62% Martin B. Fisher
Eligible: 3,673 Votes: 3,010 Participation: 81.95% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Québec
25 October 1939
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 16397(F) — 18 Feb 2022 22:22 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
54
QLP
 1/2 1,729 58.14% +484 Loser:
UN
 1,245 41.86% Henry A.D. Somerville
After his election:
16 Jan 1941 55
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 1 year 2 months 22 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,169 Votes: 5,293 Participation: 73.83% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
21		 Québec
6 October 1941
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 26406(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
55		 Successor:
QLP
 3,288 62.12% Dennis J. O'Connor

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
James Walker Ross		 19 Sep 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Walker Ross		 19 Sep 2023

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