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♂ Thomas Clayton Davis
aliasThomas Clayton Davis
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Saskatchewan 5 0 5
Birth 6 September 1889 → 134 years + 7 months ago
Lived 70 years + 4 months
First mandate 2 June 1925 → 98 years + 11 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 8 months
Death 21 January 1960 → 64 years + 3 months ago
Exit → Death 20 years + 4 months after 15 September 1939
Special notes
None
 
Thomas Clayton Davis (1889–1960)
© Photo 1944 — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Thomas O. Davis (1856–1917) Father  
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1921–1924)
Mun./Co. Council Prince Albert, Saskatchewan (1916–1921)
School Board ✗
Blank/Vide ✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Saskatchewan 14 2 9 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
1 documented challenger
⊖ John G. Diefenbaker  m 
 
 
Eligible: 6,803 Votes: 4,983 Participation: 73.25% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31360(F) — 9 Mar 2022 13:12 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
35
LIB
 1/2 3,164 63.50% +1,345 Loser:
PROG
 1,819 36.50% Thomas E. Fear
After his election:
15 Feb 1926 36
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 8 months 13 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 6,803 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
18 March 1926
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31436(F) — 14 Oct 2022 20:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LIB
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 3 years 2 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 7,759 Votes: 6,741 Participation: 86.88% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31481(F) — 27 Oct 2023 20:40 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
LIB
 1/2 3,578 53.08% +415 Loser:
CONS
 3,163 46.92% John G. Diefenbaker
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 40
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 5 years 12 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,474 Votes: 8,696 Participation: 83.02% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31547(F) — 24 Sep 2022 20:09 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 5,474 62.95% +3,467 Loser:
CONS
 2,007 23.08% Samuel J.A. Branion

Service: 3 years 11 months 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,187 Votes: 10,818 Participation: 82.04% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
8 June 1938
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31600(F) — 10 Mar 2022 13:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
LIB
 1/4 5,279 48.80% +2,937 Loser:
SC
 2,342 21.65% George Bzowey
After his election:
15 Sep 1939 50
LIB
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 1 year 3 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 13,187 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
9		 Saskatchewan
16 October 1939
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31623(F) — 25 Jul 2021 11:15 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
LIB
 Acclam. Harold J. Fraser

Online biographical references (4)

 Retrieved on
EN Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan, University of Regina
Davis, Thomas Clayton (1889-1960)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Davis, Thomas Clayton 1889 – 1960 (p. 8)		 23 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Thomas Clayton Davis		 23 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Thomas Clayton Davis		 23 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
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