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♂ George A. Cox
aliasGeorge A. Cox
Record
13178 · 8488

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 7 May 1840 → 183 years + 11 months ago
Lived 73 years + 8 months
First mandate 18 January 1875 → 149 years + 3 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 8 months
Death 16 January 1914 → 110 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 38 years + 5 months after 2 August 1875
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
Ontario 0 6 13 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ William H. Scott  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ James Stevenson  m 
 
Eligible: 2,659 Votes: 1,895 Participation: 71.27% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
18 January 1875
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 32824(F) — 21 Feb 2022 19:06 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 970 51.19% +45 Loser:
LC
 925 48.81% William H. Scott
After his election:
2 Aug 1875 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 6 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Provincial
3		 Ontario
26 October 1875
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33094(F) — 21 Feb 2022 17:28 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
35
LIB
 2/2 1 33.33% -1 Winner:
LC
 2 66.67% William H. Scott
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,544 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
6		 Ontario
22 February 1887
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19495(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
46
LIB
 2/2 1,264 49.69% -16 Winner:
CONS
 1,280 50.31% James Stevenson

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
George A. Cox		 02 Aug 2023
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
George A. Cox		 02 Aug 2023
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. George Albertus Cox		 02 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. George Albertus Cox		 02 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
George Albertus Cox		 02 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  2 Aug 2023 23:30 (but data presented dynamically)

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