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♂ Richard Alleyn
aliasRichard Alleyn

Record
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Irish-Canadian

Roman Catholic Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate

Deceased

Performance: 50%

	✓	✗	∑
Québec	1	1	2

Birth	29 April 1835 → 189 years + 1 month ago
Lived	48 years + 3 months
First mandate	17 December 1877 → 146 years + 5 months ago ↳ at age 42 years + 7 months
Death	16 August 1883 → 140 years + 10 months ago
Exit → Death	5 years + 3 months after 30 April 1878

Special notes
None
Richard Alleyn (1835–1883) © Photo — Public domain
Family ties with other documented individuals
⊖ Charles J. Alleyn (1817–1890)	Brother
⊖ Alexandre-René C. de Léry (1818–1880)	Father-in-law
⊖ Geo.-R.-L.-G.-H. Saveuse de Beaujeu (1847–1887)	Nephew

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf.	✗
Canadian Senate	✗
Legis. Council	✗
	✗
Deputy Minister	✗

Auto. Region	✗
Mayor/Reeve	✗
Mun./Co. Council	Québec, Québec (1863–1865)
School Board	✗
Blank/Vide	✗

Length of service in elected office within the scope of PoliCan

Legislature	years	months	days	years	months	days	years	months	days
Legislature	Total			Government			Opposition
Québec	0	4	12	Z

Electoral history

Races	2
Path points	2

1 documented challenger
⊖ Arthur Murphy m (2 runoffs)

Québec-Ouest Details: Québec-Ouest

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Eligible:

2,091

Votes:

1,339

Participation:

64.04%

Candidacies:

Provincial 3	Québec 17 December 1877 By-Election First-past-the-post
Gov't	CONS QLP 8 Mar 1878
ID: 15930(F) — 29 Aug 2023 18:35 ET

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→ New to this legislature

Age
42

CONS

1/2

690

51.53%

+41

Loser:

QLP

649

48.47%

Arthur H. Murphy

After his election:

8 Mar 1878

CONS

→

QLP

Change of government (became part of opposition)

Service: 4 months 13 days (Gov't & Oppo.)

Québec-Ouest Details: Québec-Ouest

Eligible:

1,981

Votes:

1,504