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♂ Samuel Hughes
aliasSamuel Hughes
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 89%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 8 1 9
Birth 8 January 1853 → 171 years + 3 months ago
Lived 68 years + 7 months
First mandate 11 February 1892 → 132 years + 2 months ago
↳ at age 39 years + 1 month
Death 24 August 1921 → 102 years + 8 months ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 

Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ Harvey W. Burk (c. 1822–1907) Father-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 29 5 18

Leadership role

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12
CONS
 1 Minister 58–63 10 Oct 1911 — 12 Oct 1916 5 0 2
 1. Militia and Defence

Electoral history

Races 9  
Path points 10  
2 documented challengers
⊖ John A. Barron  m  (2 runoffs)
 		 ⊖ John McKay  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,026 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19858(F) — 22 Jan 2022 15:23 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to Parliament
Age
38
LC
 2/2 1,412 46.66% -202 Winner:
LIB
 1,614 53.34% John A. Barron
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,026 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Ontario
11 February 1892
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19958(F) — 22 Jan 2022 17:39 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
39
LC
 1/2 1,614 53.34% +202 Loser:
LIB
 1,412 46.66% John A. Barron

Service: 4 years 4 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,517 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20146(F) — 28 Nov 2021 19:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
43
LC
 1/3 1,715 48.76% +251 Loser:
LIB
 1,464 41.63% R.J. McLaughlin

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,963 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20400(F) — 29 Nov 2021 07:45 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
47
LC
 1/2 1,546 52.18% +129 Loser:
LIB
 1,417 47.82% John McKay

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 10,557 Votes: 7,949 Participation: 75.30% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20650(F) — 29 Nov 2021 08:02 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
LC
 1/2 4,085 51.93% +303 Loser:
LIB
 3,782 48.07% R.J. McLaughlin

Service: 3 years 11 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,003 Votes: 7,639 Participation: 69.43% Candidacies: 2
Federal
11		 Ontario
26 October 1908
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20916(F) — 29 Nov 2021 08:12 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
LC
 1/2 4,315 56.84% +1,038 Loser:
IND
 3,277 43.16% Archibald Wilson

Service: 2 years 10 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 6,708 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
12		 Ontario
21 September 1911
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 21144(F) — 23 Jan 2022 18:42 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/2 4,001 59.65% +1,294 Loser:
LIB
 2,707 40.35% James B. Begg
After his election:
10 Oct 1911 58
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran in a ministerial by-election
Service: 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Ontario
27 October 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21240(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
58
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 64
LC
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 19 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 9,417 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21402(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:04 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
64
UNIO
 1/2 6,338 67.30% +3,259 Loser:
LL
 3,079 32.70% George D. Isaac
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 67
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
24 Aug 1921 68
NLCP
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 3 years 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 15,835 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21658(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
68		 Successor:
IND
 8,019 50.64% John J. Thurston

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Sir Samuel Hughes, P.C., K.C.B., M.P.		 24 Aug 2023
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. sir Samuel Hughes, C.P., K.C.B., député		 24 Aug 2023
EN Wikipedia
Sam Hughes		 24 Aug 2023
FR Wikipédia
Sam Hughes		 24 Aug 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Aug 2023 07:29 (but data presented dynamically)

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