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♂ William T. White
aliasWilliam T. White
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
Birth 13 November 1866 → 157 years + 5 months ago
Lived 88 years + 2 months
First mandate 6 November 1911 → 112 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 44 years + 11 months
Death 11 February 1955 → 69 years + 2 months ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 2 months after 5 December 1921
Special notes
None
 
William T. White (1866–1955)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
White was the Conservative federal finance minister during World War I. Initially reluctant to raise taxes in the early period of the war, he eventually introduced an income tax of 4% on all income of single men over $2,000, and a range of 2% to 25% for Canadians with annual incomes of more than $6,000. At the time, he recommended that "a year or two after the war is over, the measure should be reviewed by the minister of finance of the day, with a view of judging whether it is suitable to the conditions which then prevail." We all know the conclusion that was drawn.
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 10 0 28

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 44–52 10 Oct 1911 — 01 Aug 1919 7 9 22
2. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 44–52 10 Nov 1911 — 01 Aug 1919 7 8 22
3. CA 12–13
CONS
 1 Minister 44–52 10 Nov 1911 — 01 Aug 1919 7 8 22
 1. President of the Treasury Board [Finance]
 2. Finance
 3. Receiver General [Finance]

Electoral history

Races 2  
Path points 3  
1 documented challenger
⊖ Arthur C. Hardy  m 
 
 
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
12		 Ontario
6 November 1911
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
 UNIO  10 Oct 1917
ID: 21246(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:56 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
44
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Oct 1917 50
CONS
 →
UNIO
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 6 years 1 month 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 11,305 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
13		 Ontario
17 December 1917
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  UNIO  Majority
 NLCP  10 Jul 1920
ID: 21364(F) — 1 Jul 2023 13:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
UNIO
 1/2 7,236 64.01% +3,167 Loser:
LL
 4,069 35.99% Arthur C. Hardy
After his election:
10 Jul 1920 53
UNIO
 →
NLCP
 Change of government (remained in government)
Service: 3 years 11 months 18 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 17,262 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
14		 Ontario
6 December 1921
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 21621(F) — 5 Jul 2023 17:59 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
55		 Successor:
NLCP
 7,868 45.58% Hugh A. Stewart

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Right Hon. Sir William Thomas White, P.C., K.C.M.G., M.P.		 06 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Le très hon. sir William Thomas White, C.P., K.C.M.G., député		 06 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Thomas White		 06 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Thomas White (homme politique ontarien)		 06 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  6 Mar 2024 22:50 (but data presented dynamically)

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