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♂ William Owens
aliasWilliam Owens
Record
47547 · 7277

  
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 60%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 2 2
Québec 3 0 3
Total 3 2 5
Birth 15 May 1840 → 184 years + 1 month ago
Lived 77 years
First mandate 2 December 1881 → 142 years + 6 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
Death 8 June 1917 → 107 years ago
Exit → Death 26 years + 3 months after 20 February 1891
Special notes
None
 
William Owens (1840–1917)
© Photo Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Elections or appointments outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate Québec (1896–1917) Died in office
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve Chatham, Québec (1872–1875)
Mun./Co. Council Chatham, Québec (1872–1875)
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
Québec 9 2 16 Z

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
3 documented challengers
⊖ Thomas Christie  m 
⊖ William Weir  m 
 		 ⊖ Lemuel Cushing  m 
 
Eligible: 2,000 Votes: 1,576 Participation: 78.80% Candidacies: 2
Federal
3		 Québec
4 November 1874
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 18916(F) — 29 Sep 2023 21:28 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
34
CONS
 2/2 736 46.70% -104 Winner:
LIB
 840 53.30% Lemuel Cushing
Eligible: 2,451 Votes: 1,585 Participation: 64.67% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
5		 Québec
2 December 1881
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15077(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
CONS
 1/2 889 57.06% +220 Loser:
QLP
 669 42.94% Francis E. Gilman

Service: 4 years 10 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,682 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
6		 Québec
14 October 1886
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Minority
 QLP  27 Jan 1887
ID: 15142(F) — 21 Jul 2023 13:49 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation
After his election:
27 Jan 1887 46
CONS
 →
QLP
 Change of government (became part of opposition)
Service: 3 years 8 months 2 days (Gov't & Oppo.)
Eligible: 2,741 Votes: 1,548 Participation: 56.48% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
7		 Québec
17 June 1890
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15207(F) — 17 Feb 2022 12:57 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
50
CONS
 1/2 1,122 73.19% +711 Loser:
QLP
 411 26.81% William A. Weir
After his election:
20 Feb 1891 50
CONS
 →
Vac.
 Unsuccessfully ran federally
Service: 8 months 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: inc. Votes: 1,898 Participation: inc. Candidacies: 2
Federal
7		 Québec
5 March 1891
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 19875(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:27 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
50
CONS
 2/2 848 44.68% -202 Winner:
LIB
 1,050 55.32% Thomas Christie
Eligible: 2,821 Votes: 1,793 Participation: 63.56% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
8		 Québec
8 March 1892
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 15281(F) — 31 May 2024 21:34 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
CONS
 906 51.04% William J. Simpson

Online biographical references (4)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. William Owens, Senator		 22 May 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. William Owens, sénateur		 22 May 2024
FR Quebec National Assembly
William Owens		 22 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
William Owens (Canadian politician)		 22 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
William Owens		 22 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 22 May 2024 19:52 (but data presented dynamically)

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