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♂ James Cobban
aliasJames Cobban
Record
11700 · 9290

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 33%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Saskatchewan 1 1 2
Total 1 2 3
Birth 24 November 1870 → 153 years + 5 months ago
Lived 63 years + 3 months
First mandate 6 June 1929 → 94 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 58 years + 6 months
Death 19 March 1934 → 90 years + 1 month 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
Saskatchewan 4 9 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
2 documented challengers
⊖ Duncan C. Ross  m 
 		 ⊖ John A. Wilson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,635 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21112(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
40
CONS
 2/2 1,752 48.20% -131 Winner:
LIB
 1,883 51.80% Duncan C. Ross
Eligible: 7,084 Votes: 4,814 Participation: 67.96% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
6		 Saskatchewan
2 June 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31363(F) — 18 Sep 2023 00:35 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
54
CONS
 3/3 1,309 27.19% -623 Winner:
LIB
 1,932 40.13% John A. Wilson
Eligible: 6,212 Votes: 5,221 Participation: 84.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Saskatchewan
6 June 1929
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 CONS  9 Sep 1929
ID: 31454(F) — 27 Oct 2023 14:39 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
58
CONS
 1/2 3,136 60.07% +1,051 Loser:
LIB
 2,085 39.93% Luther E. Jones
After his election:
9 Sep 1929 58
LIB
 →
CONS
 Change of government (became part of government)
19 Mar 1934 63
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 years 9 months 13 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 6,178 Votes: 5,410 Participation: 87.57% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
8		 Saskatchewan
19 June 1934
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 31523(F) — 18 Sep 2023 00:35 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
63		 Successor:
LIB
 2,213 40.91% John A. Wilson

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
James Cobban		 27 Oct 2023
EN Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan, SELD: Members of the Legislative Assembly
Cobban, James 1870 – 1934 (p. 7)		 27 Oct 2023
EN Wikipedia
James Cobban (politician)		 27 Oct 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 27 Oct 2023 21:35 (but data presented dynamically)

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