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♂ Edward Frederick Clarke
aliasEdward Frederick Clarke
Record
11365 · 9557

Irish-Canadian    Protestant   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 3 0 3
Ontario 2 0 2
Total 5 0 5
Birth 24 April 1850 → 174 years ago
Lived 54 years + 10 months
First mandate 28 December 1886 → 137 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 36 years + 8 months
Death 3 March 1905 → 119 years + 1 month ago
Died in office Yes
Special notes
None
 
Edward Frederick Clarke (1850–1905)
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
✗
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Toronto, Ontario (1888–1891)
Mun./Co. Council ✗
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
Canada 8 8 6
Ontario 7 5 26 Z
TOTAL 16 2 2

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
5 documented challengers
⊖ Robert Bell  m 
⊖ John Leys  m 
⊖ Joseph Tait  m 
 		 ⊖ Henry E. Clarke  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Edmund B. Osler  m  (2 runoffs)
 
Eligible: 33,306 Votes: 26,950 Participation: 40.53% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
6		 Ontario
28 December 1886
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33205(F) — 31 Dec 2022 15:01 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
36
LC
 1/5 7,032 78.28% +2,977 Loser:
LAB
 4,055 45.14% Charles March

Service: 3 years 5 months 7 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 43,265 Votes: 31,400 Participation: 36.28% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
7		 Ontario
5 June 1890
General
Plurality-at-large (3)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33297(F) — 26 Aug 2023 18:15 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
LC
 1/7 5,862 56.00% +665 Loser:
LIB
 5,197 49.65% Alfred McDougall

Service: 4 years 20 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 14,352 Votes: 10,240 Participation: 71.35% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Ontario
26 June 1894
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 33404(F) — 20 Aug 2023 11:37 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
44		 Successor:
LC
 6,073 60.31% Oliver A. Howland
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,476 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
8		 Ontario
23 June 1896
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20156(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
46
CONS
 2/4 5,147 52.85% +413 Loser:
LIB
 4,734 48.61% William T.R. Preston

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 24,471 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 5
Federal
9		 Ontario
7 November 1900
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20410(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/5 7,024 57.40% +2,311 Loser:
LIB
 4,713 38.52% William Burns

Service: 3 years 11 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,253 Votes: 8,328 Participation: 74.01% Candidacies: 2
Federal
10		 Ontario
3 November 1904
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20647(F) — 23 Jan 2022 13:22 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
54
CONS
 1/2 4,320 52.33% +385 Loser:
LIB
 3,935 47.67% Thomas C. Robinette
After his election:
3 Mar 1905 54
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Died in office
Service: 4 months (Oppo.)
Eligible: 11,253 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
10		 Ontario
11 April 1905
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 20742(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Deceased
Age
54		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Edmund J. Bristol

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
Edward Frederick Clarke		 22 Mar 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
Edward Frederick Clarke		 22 Mar 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Frederick Clarke, M.P.		 22 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Edward Frederick Clarke, député		 22 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Edward Frederick Clarke		 22 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 Mar 2024 00:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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