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Wilshire, Gaylord (1854-1927)
He ran for public office:
-the Nationalist Party Congressional candidate for the 6th California District in 1890, (this was the first time a candidate ran for a party that later took Socialist label)
-candidate of the Socialist Labor Party for Attorney General of new york in 1891,
-for the British Parliament in 1894, Manchester Social Democratic Federation
-for Congress in the California 6th District again in 1900, on the ticket of the Social Democratic Party of America,
-for the Canadian Parliament in 1902, Toronto? and
-for Congress from New York in 1904.
-candidate for city council in Los Angeles in 1909 as a part of the Socialist Party slate, which was backed at that time by the Los Angeles unions.
lived Los Angeles,
New York
after 1890, he moved his place of residence and magazine publishing business to Toronto, where he published the Wilshire Magazine (Hathi trust).
moved back to L.A. where died in 1927
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sources:
A thumbnail sketch of his life is in the Encyclopedia of Social Reform, where it says he ran for Canada Parliament. (haven't found the date of this election)
Wikipedia [nothing on his candidacy in Canada]
A book about Wilshire’s life was published in 2012 entitled Henry Gaylord Wilshire: the Millionaire Socialist by Lou Rosen
Toronto
Toronto city election 1902
9 candidates for the Canadian Socialist League (Socialist-Labour also listed here)
Margaret Haile Canadian Socialist League Toronto North 1902
Mr. Corner Canadian Socialist League Toronto South 1902
Mr. James Socialist-Labour Toronto South 1902
James Simpson Canadian Socialist League Toronto East 1902
C.A. Kemp Socialist-Labour Toronto East 1902
J. Kelly Canadian Socialist League Toronto West 1902
Mr. Wellwood Socialist-Labour Toronto West 1902
[Gaylord Wilshire is said to have run in 1902 election,
I don't see him in Toronto city election of 1902]
no federal election that year
no Ontario election that year
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1905 city election Toronto North James Simpson
1906 by-eleciton Toronto <north
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