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♂ Albert William Atwater
aliasAlbert Atwater
Record
1823 · 9513

Anglican     
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Deceased Performance: 67%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 2 1 3
Birth 19 May 1856 → 168 years ago
Lived 73 years + 5 months
First mandate 4 June 1896 → 128 years + 12 days ago
↳ at age 40 years
Death 2 November 1929 → 94 years + 7 months ago
Exit → Death 28 years + 10 months after 6 December 1900
Special notes
None
 
Albert William Atwater (1856–1929)
© Photo 1887 Montminy & Cie — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Election or appointment outside the scope of PoliCan

Pre-Conf. ✗
Canadian Senate ✗
Legis. Council ✗
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Deputy Minister ✗
Auto. Region ✗
Mayor/Reeve ✗
Mun./Co. Council Montréal, Québec (1896)
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 4 6 0 Z

Electoral history

Races 3  
Path points 3  
2 documented challengers
⊖ James Cochrane  m 
 		 ⊖ Peter Cooke  m 
 
Eligible: 3,275 Votes: 0 Participation: n/a Candidacy: 1
Provincial
8		 Québec
4 June 1896
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CONS  Majority
ID: 26270(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
40
CONS
 1/1 By acclamation

Service: 11 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 5,136 Votes: 3,018 Participation: 58.76% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
9		 Québec
11 May 1897
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15396(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
CONS
 1/2 1,624 54.61% +274 Loser:
QLP
 1,350 45.39% J. Peter Cooke

Service: 3 years 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 4,422 Votes: 2,390 Participation: 54.05% Candidacies: 2
Provincial
10		 Québec
7 December 1900
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 15471(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:35 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
44
CONS
 2/2 798 34.15% -741 Winner:
QLP
 1,539 65.85% James Cochrane

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Albert William Atwater		 31 May 2024
EN Wikipedia
Albert William Atwater		 31 May 2024
FR Wikipédia
Albert William Atwater		 31 May 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 31 May 2024 20:57 (but data presented dynamically)

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