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♂ Frank P. Patterson
aliasFrank P. Patterson
Record
48414 · 8581

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
British Columbia 1 1 2
Birth 24 December 1876 → 147 years + 4 months ago
Lived 61 years + 1 month
First mandate 1 June 1937 → 86 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 60 years + 5 months
Death 10 February 1938 → 86 years + 2 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
British Columbia 0 8 10 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. BC 18
CONS
 1 ✓ Party leader 59 02 May 1936 — 05 Jul 1936 0 2 3
2. BC 18
CONS
 2 Party leader 59–61 06 Jul 1936 — 10 Feb 1938 1 7 4
3. BC 19
CONS
 1 Opposition Leader 60–61 01 Jun 1937 — 10 Feb 1938 0 8 9

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
3 documented challengers
⊖ John H. Forester  m 
⊖ James L. Telford  m 
 		 ⊖ David W. Strachan  m 
 
Eligible: 30,719 Votes: 20,230 Participation: 65.86% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
18		 British Columbia
2 September 1936
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29512(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
59
CONS
 3/4 5,654 27.95% -1,805 Winner:
LIB
 7,459 36.87% John H. Forester
Eligible: 6,018 Votes: 4,846 Participation: 80.53% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
1 June 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29438(F) — 3 Mar 2022 23:29 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
60
CONS
 1/3 1,870 39.27% +252 Loser:
LIB
 1,618 33.98% David W. Strachan
After his election:
10 Feb 1938 61
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 8 months 9 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 6,018 Votes: 5,548 Participation: 92.19% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
19		 British Columbia
20 May 1938
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 29555(F) — 30 Jul 2021 23:22 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
61		 Successor:
LIB
 2,051 36.97% David W. Strachan

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Frank Porter Patterson		 08 Sep 2023
FR Wikipédia
Frank Porter Patterson		 08 Sep 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  8 Sep 2023 07:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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