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Thomas Guest | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1871–1874 | |
| Preceded by | James Trow |
| Succeeded by | John McNeill |
| Constituency | Perth South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1816 Ireland |
| Died | February 23, 1884 (aged 67) St. Mary's, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Thomas Boy Guest was an Ontario political figure. He represented Perth South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1874. He was born in Ireland in 1816.[1]
He served as reeve of St. Mary's in 1855 to 1856, warden for Perth County in 1856 and mayor of St. Mary's in 1864. He was also lieutenant-colonel of the local militia. He died at St. Mary's in 1884[2] and was buried at the St. Mary's Protestant Cemetery.[1]
Electoral history
[edit]| 1871 Ontario general election: Perth South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Conservative | Thomas B. Guest | 1,302 | 50.60 | +7.16 | ||||
| Liberal | James Trow | 1,271 | 49.40 | −7.16 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,573 | 71.99 | −8.17 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,574 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +7.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[3] | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ON: St Marys Cemetery (T B GUEST), CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project".
- ^ "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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