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♂ Arthur Rankin
aliasArthur Rankin
Record
51552 · 4279

Irish-Canadian   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 0%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 3 3
Ontario 0 1 1
Total 0 4 4
Birth c. 1814 → 210 years ago
Lived ± 79 years
 
Death 13 March 1893 → 131 years + 3 months ago
 
Special notes
Rankin was the member for Essex (Canada West) in the legislative assembly of the Province of Canada from 1854 to 1857 and from 1861 to 1867.
 

Arthur Rankin (c.1814–1893)
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Family tie with other documented individual
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Electoral history

Races 4  
Path points 5  
4 documented challengers
⊖ Simon J. Dawson  m 
⊖ Albert Prince  m 
 		 ⊖ John O'Connor  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Solomon Wigle  m 
 
Eligible: 3,899 Votes: 2,871 Participation: 73.63% Candidacies: 2
Federal
1		 Ontario
7 August 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 17636(F) — 24 Dec 2023 20:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±53
LIB
 2/2 1,432 49.88% -7 Winner:
CONS
 1,439 50.12% John O'Connor
Eligible: 3,868 Votes: 2,917 Participation: 75.41% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
1		 Ontario
3 September 1867
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32617(F) — 1 Aug 2021 19:21 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
±53		 Successor:
LC
 1,566 53.69% Solomon Wigle
Eligible: 4,612 Votes: 2,350 Participation: 50.95% Candidacies: 3
Provincial
2		 Ontario
21 March 1871
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LC  Minority
ID: 32700(F) — 24 Dec 2023 20:38 ET
✗
 Failed comeback to this legislature
Age
±57
IND
 3/3 360 15.32% -844 Winner:
LIB
 1,204 51.23% Albert Prince
Eligible: inc. Votes: 3,237 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18528(F) — 24 Dec 2023 20:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±58
LIB
 2/2 1,238 38.25% -761 Winner:
CONS
 1,999 61.75% John O'Connor
Eligible: 2,134 Votes: 1,409 Participation: 66.03% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19031(F) — 24 Dec 2023 20:38 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
±64
IND
 2/2 480 35.16% -405 Winner:
CONS
 885 64.84% Simon J. Dawson

Online biographical references (2)

 Retrieved on
EN Find a Grave
Col Arthur Rankin		 24 Dec 2023
EN Wikipedia
Arthur Rankin (surveyor)		 24 Dec 2023

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 24 Dec 2023 20:39 (but data presented dynamically)

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