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♂ John Bertram
aliasJohn Bertram
Record
4519 · 5163

Unitarian   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 1 3
Birth 16 October 1837 → 186 years + 8 months ago
Lived 67 years + 1 month
First mandate 20 July 1872 → 151 years + 10 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 9 months
Death 28 November 1904 → 119 years + 6 months ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 2 months after 16 September 1878
Special notes
None
 
John Bertram (1837–1904)
© Photo 1874 William James Topley — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ George H. Bertram (1847–1900) Brother  
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 5 3 8

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
3 documented challengers
⊖ William Cluxton  m 
⊖ William H. Scott  m 
 		 ⊖ George Hilliard  m 
 
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,437 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
2		 Ontario
20 July 1872
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
ID: 18570(F) — 20 Jan 2022 10:27 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
34
LIB
 1/2 735 51.15% +33 Loser:
CONS
 702 48.85% William Cluxton
After his election:
5 Mar 1873 35
LIB
 →
Vac.
 Election cancelled/Unseated
Service: 7 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
2		 Ontario
5 March 1873
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 18700(F) — 25 Jun 2023 00:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
35		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. William Cluxton
Eligible: 2,262 Votes: 1,693 Participation: 74.85% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Ontario
22 January 1874
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18805(F) — 4 Sep 2022 12:33 ET
✓
 → Returned to Parliament after hiatus
Age
36
LIB
 1/2 892 52.69% +91 Loser:
CONS
 801 47.31% William H. Scott

Service: 4 years 7 months 25 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,752 Votes: 1,977 Participation: 71.84% Candidacies: 2
Federal
4		 Ontario
17 September 1878
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19091(F) — 14 Aug 2023 21:25 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
40
LIB
 2/2 874 44.94% -197 Winner:
LC
 1,071 55.06% George Hilliard

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Bertram, John		 20 May 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Bertram, John		 20 May 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
John Bertram, M.P.		 20 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
John Bertram, député		 20 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
John Bertram		 20 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 20 May 2024 14:07 (but data presented dynamically)

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