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♂ Noah Shakespeare
aliasNoah Shakespeare
Record
56126 · 5893

Methodist   ∞1
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 2 0 2
British Columbia 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3
Birth 26 January 1839 → 185 years + 5 months ago
Lived 82 years + 3 months
First mandate 20 June 1882 → 142 years + 8 days ago
↳ at age 43 years + 4 months
Death 13 May 1921 → 103 years + 1 month ago
Exit → Death 33 years + 11 months after 1 June 1887
Special notes
None
 
Noah Shakespeare (1839–1921) 200x239
© Photo — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
⊖ William Raybould (c. 1836–1886) Brother-in-law
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 4 11 10

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 4  
6 documented challengers
⊖ Edgar C. Baker  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ Amor De Cosmos  m 
⊖ William A. Robertson  m 
 		 ⊖ Cornelius Booth  m 
⊖ Thomas B. Humphreys  m  (2 runoffs)
⊖ William F. Tolmie  m 
 
Eligible: 182 Votes: 265 Participation: 72.80% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
2		 British Columbia
18 September 1875
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  GOV  Minority
ID: 28629(F) — 23 Jul 2023 15:50 ET
✗
 Failed to enter this legislature
Age
36
IND
 4/5 48 36.09% -17 Winner:
REF
 65 48.87% William F. Tolmie
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,677 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
5		 British Columbia
20 June 1882
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19187(F) — 20 Sep 2021 17:24 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
43
CONS
 2/6 400 47.68% +93 Loser:
LIB
 307 36.59% Amor De Cosmos

Service: 4 years 8 months 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 2,399 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 6
Federal
6		 British Columbia
22 February 1887
General
Plurality-at-large (2)
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19390(F) — 21 Oct 2023 16:32 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
48
CONS
 2/6 548 45.67% +154 Loser:
ICON
 394 32.83% Thomas B. Humphreys
After his election:
1 Jun 1887 48
CONS
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 3 months 10 days (Gov't)
Eligible: n/a Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Federal
6		 British Columbia
23 January 1888
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19698(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
CONS
 Acclam. Edward G. Prior

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Shakespeare, Noah		  9 Jan 2024
FR Dictionnaire biographique du Canada
Shakespeare, Noah		  9 Jan 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
Noah Shakespeare, M.P.		  9 Jan 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
Noah Shakespeare, député		  9 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Noah Shakespeare		  9 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Noah Shakespeare		  9 Jan 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  9 Jan 2024 21:08 (but data presented dynamically)

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