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♂ Thomas A. Tweed
aliasThomas A. Tweed
Record
62409 · 8785

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 50%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
North-Western Territories 2 1 3
Total 2 2 4
Birth 14 April 1853 → 171 years ago
Lived 52 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 June 1888 → 135 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 2 months
Death 4 April 1906 → 118 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 11 years + 5 months after 30 October 1894
Special notes
None
 
Thomas A. Tweed (1853–1906) 200x276
© Photo 1891 — 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
North-Western Territories 5 6 25 Z

Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Nicholas F. Davin  m 
 		 ⊖ Edward Fearon  m 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
1		 North-Western Territories
30 June 1888
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30473(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:51 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
IND
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
1 Feb 1891 37
IND
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 7 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,695 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 North-Western Territories
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19780(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
37
CONS
 2/2 684 40.35% -327 Winner:
CONS
 1,011 59.65% Nicholas F. Davin
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Territorial
2		 North-Western Territories
7 November 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Minority
ID: 30495(F) — 21 Jan 2023 11:13 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
38
IND
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 2 years 11 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 707 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Territorial
3		 North-Western Territories
31 October 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LICO  Minority
ID: 30525(F) — 7 Oct 2023 11:55 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
41
IND
 2/2 309 43.71% -89 Winner:
IND
 398 56.29% Edward Fearon

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: North-West Territories: Council and Legislative Assembly, 1876-1905
(pp. 9-10, 20, 27)		 28 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Tweed		 28 Dec 2023

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