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♂ Joseph Lawson Hunter
aliasJoseph Hunter
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
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British Columbia 4 2 6
Birth 7 May 1842 → 181 years + 11 months ago
Lived 92 years + 11 months
First mandate 16 November 1871 → 152 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 29 years + 6 months
Death 8 April 1935 → 89 years ago
Exit → Death 31 years + 7 months after 4 September 1903
Special notes
None
 
Joseph Lawson Hunter (1842–1935)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ John Robson (1824–1892) Father-in-law
 
Well that's interesting!
When Hunter died on April 4, 1935, at the age of 92, he was the last surviving member of the first British Columbia assembly that ran from late 1871 to late 1875. Conservative leaning, he won four non-consecutive terms to the assembly but was defeated in the province's first fully partisan election in 1903. His death came more than 31 years after this defeat and 63 years after his first mandate.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
British Columbia 15 1 12 Z

Electoral history

Races 6  
Path points 7  
15 documented challengers
⊖ Cornelius Booth  m 
⊖ Richard L. Drury  m 
⊖ Richard Hall  m 
⊖ Hans L. Helgesen  m 
⊖ Harry Jones  m 
⊖ James D. McNiven  m 
⊖ Samuel A. Rogers  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ George A. (Boomer) Walkem  m 
 		 ⊖ William G. Cameron  m 
⊖ John Evans  m 
⊖ Charles Hayward  m 
⊖ Henry D. Helmcken  m 
⊖ John C. Kinchant  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Albert E. McPhillips  m 
⊖ Joshua S. Thompson  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 785 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Provincial
1		 British Columbia
16 November 1871
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28598(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
IND
 2/5 162 61.83% +30 Loser:
IND
 132 50.38% Joshua S. Thompson
After his election:
17 Nov 1871 29
IND
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 9 months 25 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 473 Votes: 852 Participation: 60.04% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
20 October 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28620(F) — 23 Jul 2023 17:14 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
33		 Successor:
IOPP
 173 60.92% John Evans
Eligible: 218 Votes: 188 Participation: 86.24% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
6		 British Columbia
13 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28705(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
48
GOV
 1/2 115 61.17% +42 Loser:
OPPO
 73 38.83% Joseph McPhee

Service: 4 years 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 522 Votes: 368 Participation: 70.50% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 British Columbia
7 July 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  GOV  Majority
ID: 28730(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
52
GOV
 1/2 239 64.95% +110 Loser:
GOV
 129 35.05% Percy F. Scharschmidt

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 712 Votes: 758 Participation: 53.23% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
8		 British Columbia
9 July 1898
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28759(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
56
GOV
 3/4 173 45.65% -22 Winner:
OPPO
 195 51.45% John C. Kinchant
Eligible: 804 Votes: 969 Participation: 60.26% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
9		 British Columbia
9 June 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28800(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus
Age
58
LC
 1/4 302 62.27% +101 Loser:
PROV
 201 41.44% Harry Jones
After his election:
10 Jun 1900 58
LC
 →
GOV
 Changed allegiance (joined government)
Service: 3 years 2 months 26 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 4,496 Votes: 12,795 Participation: 71.15% Candidacies: 9
Provincial
10		 British Columbia
5 September 1903
General
Plurality-at-large (4)
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 28858(F) — 1 Jan 2024 23:26 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
61
LC
 8/9 1,223 38.23% -331 Winner:
LIB
 1,554 48.58% Richard Hall

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Joseph Lawson Hunter		 07 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia
Joseph Hunter (Canadian politician)		 07 Apr 2024
FR Wikipédia
Joseph Hunter (homme politique canadien)		 07 Apr 2024

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