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♂ William Earl Rowe
aliasWilliam Rowe
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 93%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 12 0 12
Ontario 1 1 2
Total 13 1 14
Birth 13 May 1894 → 130 years + 1 month ago
Lived 89 years + 8 months
First mandate 25 June 1923 → 101 years + 1 day ago
↳ at age 29 years + 1 month
Death 9 February 1984 → 40 years + 4 months ago
Exit → Death 21 years + 1 month after 8 January 1963
Special notes
None
 
William Earl Rowe (1894–1984)
© Photo c.1942-1948 Arthur Roy — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Arza C. Casselman (1891–1958) Son-in-law  
⊕ Earl W. Rowe (c. 1951–) Grandson  
⊖ Jean Casselman Wadds (1920–2011) Daughter
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
Governor Ontario (1963–1968)
Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve West Gwillimbury, Ontario (1919–1923)
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 37 0 19
Ontario 2 3 7 Z
TOTAL 39 3 26

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17
LC
 1 Minister 41 30 Aug 1935 — 22 Oct 1935 0 1 22
2. ON 19–20
LC
 1 Party leader 42–44 28 May 1936 — 08 Dec 1938 2 6 10
3. CA 22
PC
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 60 01 Nov 1954 — 31 Jan 1955 0 2 30
4. CA 22
PC
 2 ✓ Opposition Leader 62 01 Aug 1956 — 13 Dec 1956 0 4 12
5. CA 22
PC
 1 ✓ Party leader 62 29 Nov 1956 — 13 Dec 1956 0 0 14
 1. Without portfolio

Electoral history

Races 14  
Path points 16  
4 documented challengers
⊖ W. Garfield Case  m 
⊖ Leonard J. Simpson  m 
 		 ⊖ Edgar J. Evans  m 
⊖ Robert J. Woods  m 
 
Eligible: 7,519 Votes: 5,429 Participation: 72.20% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
16		 Ontario
25 June 1923
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34346(F) — 7 Oct 2023 10:24 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
29
LC
 1/2 3,016 55.88% +635 Loser:
UFO
 2,381 44.12% Edgar J. Evans
After his election:
1 Oct 1925 31
LC
 →
Vac.
 Successfully ran federally
Service: 2 years 3 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,745 Votes: 14,878 Participation: 71.72% Candidacies: 2
Federal
15		 Ontario
29 October 1925
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
 LC  29 Jun 1926
ID: 21866(F) — 27 Jun 2023 13:22 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
31
LC
 1/2 8,942 60.10% +3,006 Loser:
PROG
 5,936 39.90% Robert J. Woods
After his election:
29 Jun 1926 32
LIB
 →
LC
 Change of government (became part of government)
Service: 10 months 15 days (Oppo. & Gov't)
Eligible: 20,745 Votes: 13,679 Participation: 65.94% Candidacies: 2
Federal
16		 Ontario
14 September 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22118(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
32
LC
 1/2 8,376 61.23% +3,073 Loser:
LIB
 5,303 38.77% Thomas J. O'Flynn

Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 16,332 Votes: 11,173 Participation: 68.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
17		 Ontario
1 December 1926
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 34469(F) — 7 Oct 2023 10:35 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
32		 Successor:
LIBP
 5,779 52.03% John H. Mitchell
Eligible: 20,372 Votes: 13,757 Participation: 67.53% Candidacies: 2
Federal
17		 Ontario
28 July 1930
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Majority
ID: 22392(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
LC
 1/2 9,369 68.10% +4,981 Loser:
LIB
 4,388 31.90% W. Garfield Case

Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 20,518 Votes: 15,574 Participation: 75.90% Candidacies: 3
Federal
18		 Ontario
14 October 1935
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22664(F) — 25 Jan 2022 21:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
41
LC
 1/3 8,150 52.33% +3,383 Loser:
LIB
 4,767 30.61% William J.C. Boake
After his election:
28 Sep 1937 43
LC
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran provincially
Service: 1 year 11 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,380 Votes: 15,709 Participation: 77.08% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
20		 Ontario
6 October 1937
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 34794(F) — 25 Feb 2022 23:55 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature (Party leader)
Age
43
LC
 2/2 7,081 45.81% -1,294 Winner:
LIB
 8,375 54.19% Leonard J. Simpson
Eligible: 20,518 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
18		 Ontario
8 November 1937
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22844(F) — 5 Jul 2023 19:08 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
43
LC
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
10 Jul 1938 44
LC
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 2 years 4 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 19,338 Votes: 10,753 Participation: 55.61% Candidacies: 2
Federal
19		 Ontario
26 March 1940
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 22942(F) — 5 Jul 2023 21:34 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
NATG
 1/2 6,527 60.70% +2,301 Loser:
LIBP
 4,226 39.30% Andrew P. Gilmore
After his election:
16 May 1940 46
NATG
 →
NCP
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
11 Dec 1942 48
NCP
 →
PC
 Changed allegiance (remained in opposition)
Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 17,871 Votes: 13,424 Participation: 75.12% Candidacies: 2
Federal
20		 Ontario
11 June 1945
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 23202(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PC
 1/2 8,539 63.61% +3,654 Loser:
IND
 4,885 36.39% Murdock C. MacKinnon

Service: 4 years 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 20,052 Votes: 13,483 Participation: 67.24% Candidacies: 2
Federal
21		 Ontario
27 June 1949
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23463(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
55
PC
 1/2 7,639 57.18% +1,919 Loser:
LIB
 5,720 42.82% Richard McCulloch

Service: 4 years 1 month 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 22,905 Votes: 16,497 Participation: 72.02% Candidacies: 2
Federal
22		 Ontario
10 August 1953
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 23764(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
59
PC
 1/2 9,248 56.63% +2,165 Loser:
LIB
 7,083 43.37% Richard McCulloch

Service: 3 years 9 months 30 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 24,375 Votes: 18,337 Participation: 75.23% Candidacies: 2
Federal
23		 Ontario
10 June 1957
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24046(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/2 11,852 65.33% +5,562 Loser:
LIB
 6,290 34.67% Burns Wales

Service: 9 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 24,375 Votes: 18,787 Participation: 77.07% Candidacies: 2
Federal
24		 Ontario
31 March 1958
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 24312(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
63
PC
 1/2 13,037 69.39% +7,287 Loser:
LIB
 5,750 30.61% John D. Bowerman

Service: 4 years 2 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 19,606 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 3
Federal
25		 Ontario
18 June 1962
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Minority
ID: 24589(F) — 28 Jan 2022 17:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
68
PC
 1/3 10,533 53.72% +3,007 Loser:
LIB
 7,526 38.39% Harvey R. Stewart
After his election:
8 Jan 1963 68
PC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 6 months 21 days (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 21,518 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 4
Federal
26		 Ontario
8 April 1963
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 24853(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
68		 Successor:
PC
 10,278 47.76% J. Ellwood Madill

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Legislative Assembly of Ontario: Members
William Earl Rowe		  5 Jun 2024
FR Assemblée législative de l'Ontario: Membres
William Earl Rowe		  5 Jun 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Earl Rowe, P.C., M.P.		  5 Jun 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Earl Rowe, C.P., député		  5 Jun 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Earl Rowe		  5 Jun 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Earl Rowe		  5 Jun 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  5 Jun 2024 18:16 (but data presented dynamically)

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