♂ George Black

Record
5108 · 6745
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Deceased Performance: 75%
 
Canada 8 6 2
Birth Death Lived Died in office
10 April 1873
(151 years ago)
23 August 1965
(58 years 8 months ago)
92 years 4 months No
Family tie with other documented individual
Who ...is/was his Note
Martha L. Black (1866–1957) Spouse 1904-1957 (her death)
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
8,434 23 1 2
Days years months days
1,903 5 2 15
Days years months days
6,531 17 10 18
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership role
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 17 LC 1 Speaker 57–61 28 Jul 1930 — 16 Jan 1935 4 5 19
Electoral history
→ 8 recorded electoral participations
→ 10 electoral path points
 
→ 4 documented challengers:
 
Joseph A. Clarke  m 
Frederick T. Congdon  m  (3 runoffs)
Thomas A. McEwen  m 
James A. Simmons  m 
 
Federal
Ass.: 11
Yukon Yukon
26 October 1908 Age:
35
Defeated but elected later to Parliament
General 2/4 CONS 29.45% 726 of 2,465 Elig.: 2,871 Parti.: 87.57%
Winner > LIB 40.24% 992 (+266) Frederick T. Congdon  m  ( 49 )
ID: 20994(F) — 23 Jan 2022 15:20 ET
Federal
Ass.: 14
Yukon Yukon
6 December 1921 Age:
48
→ New to Parliament
General 1/3 NLCP 51.12% 707 of 1,383 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > LIB 47.58% 658 (-49) Frederick T. Congdon  m  ( 63 )
  Post-Election...
16 March 1922 > ?? NLCP LC Changed allegiance
ID: 21753(F) — 5 Jul 2023 18:42 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 22 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 15
Yukon Yukon
29 October 1925 Age:
52
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 59.36% 742 of 1,250 Elig.: 1,621 Parti.: 77.11%
Loser > LIB 40.64% 508 (-234) Robert Lowe  m 
  Post-Election...
29 June 1926 > ?? LIB LC
ID: 22024(F) — 26 Jun 2023 14:59 ET Service: 0 year 10 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 16
Yukon Yukon
14 September 1926 Age:
53
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 55.95% 823 of 1,471 Elig.: 1,621 Parti.: 90.75%
Loser > LIB 44.05% 648 (-175) Frederick T. Congdon  m  ( 67 )
ID: 22281(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 3 years 10 months 13 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 17
Yukon Yukon
28 July 1930 Age:
57
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/2 LC 60.30% 846 of 1,403 Elig.: 1,719 Parti.: 81.62%
Loser > LIB 39.70% 557 (-289) William E. Thompson  m 
ID: 22555(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 18
Yukon Yukon
14 October 1935 Age:
62
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > ICON 55.64% 696 of 1,251 Martha L. Black  f  ( 69 )
ID: 22827(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
Federal
Ass.: 19
Yukon Yukon
26 March 1940 Age:
66
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
General 1/2 NATG 53.57% 915 of 1,708 Elig.: 2,097 Parti.: 81.45%
Loser > LIB 46.43% 793 (-122) Charles Reid  m 
  Post-Election...
16 May 1940 > ?? NATG NCP Changed allegiance
11 December 1942 > ?? NCP PC Changed allegiance
ID: 23103(F) — 5 Jul 2023 22:45 ET Service: 5 years 2 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 20
Yukon Yukon
11 June 1945 Age:
72
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/3 PC 40.05% 849 of 2,120 Elig.: 3,445 Parti.: 61.54%
Loser > LPP 32.41% 687 (-162) Thomas A. McEwen  m  ( 54 )
ID: 23363(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 4 years 0 month 15 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 21
Yukon Yukon--Mackenzie River
27 June 1949 Age:
76
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > LIB 48.96% 3,284 of 6,707 James A. Simmons  m  ( 51 )
ID: 23624(F) — 4 Mar 2023 17:44 ET
Federal
Ass.: 22
Yukon Yukon
10 August 1953 Age:
80
Failed comeback to Parliament
General 3/3 PC 15.67% 590 of 3,764 Elig.: 5,028 Parti.: 75.93%
Winner > LIB 57.81% 2,176 (+1,586) James A. Simmons  m  ( 56 )
ID: 23741(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET
→ 7 online biographical references
 
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EN Free Form: Murray Lundberg, Explore North: An Explorer's Guide to the North, From Tent to Drawing Room: George and Martha Louise Black 29 Feb 2024
EN Canadian Encyclopedia: George Black 29 Feb 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne: Black, George 29 Feb 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Hon. George Black, P.C., K.C., M.P. 29 Feb 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): L'hon. George Black, C.P., C.R., député 29 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia: George Black (Canadian politician) 29 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia: George Black (homme politique canadien) 29 Feb 2024
Rev.: 29 Feb 2024 @ 22:38 ET
Gen.: 24 Apr 2024 @ 09:32 ET