Gideon Striker (c. 1825 – October 6, 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Prince Edward in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1883.
Gideon Striker | |
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| Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1872–1883 | |
| Preceded by | James Simeon McCuaig |
| Succeeded by | James Hart |
| Constituency | Prince Edward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1825 Prince Edward County, Upper Canada |
| Died | October 6, 1886 (aged 60–61) Montreal, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Businessman |
He was born in Prince Edward County circa 1825[1][2] and educated in Picton. He was a druggist and sold groceries as well. Striker also served as reeve of Picton, warden for the county and lieutenant-colonel in the local militia. He was elected in 1871 to the provincial assembly but the election was declared invalid; he lost the subsequent by-election to James Simeon McCuaig but was declared elected later in 1872. He died suddenly in Montreal in 1886.[3]
Electoral history edit
| 1871 Ontario general election: Prince Edward | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,522 | 52.23 | |||||
| Conservative | William Anderson | 1,392 | 47.77 | |||||
| Turnout | 2,914 | 78.19 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 3,727 | |||||||
| Election voided[4] | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Prince Edward Previous election voided | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,644 | 49.62 | |||||
| Conservative | James Simeon McCuaig | 1,669 | 50.38 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,313 | 100.0 | ||||||
| By-election result reversed on petition | ||||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[6]: 315 | ||||||||
| Ontario provincial by-election, January 1872: Prince Edward By-election result reversed on petition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | Acclaimed | ||||||
| Source: History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario[6]: 315 | ||||||||
| 1875 Ontario general election: Prince Edward | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,762 | 50.91 | |||||
| Conservative | R. Clapp | 1,699 | 49.09 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 3,461 | 77.90 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 4,443 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | ||||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[7] | ||||||||
| 1879 Ontario general election: Prince Edward | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Gideon Striker | 1,894 | 50.47 | −0.44 | ||||
| Conservative | R. Clapp | 1,859 | 49.53 | +0.44 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 3,753 | 73.78 | −4.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,087 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[8] | ||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Ancestors and Cousins of Graeme Norman and a lot of Bay of Quinte, Ontario folks". RootsWeb. September 10, 2004. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016.
- ^ "Gideon Striker". Family Search.org.
- ^ Morgan, Henry James (31 January 1887). The Dominion Annual Register and Review. Dawson Brothers. p. 289 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario. Toronto: Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 1872. pp. 5–15.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1871. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
- ^ a b Lewis, Roderick (1968). Centennial Edition of a History of the Electoral Districts, Legislatures and Ministries of the Province of Ontario, 1867–1968. OCLC 1052682.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1875. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
External links edit
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883, JA Gemmill
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