John Stanfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian industrialist and political figure
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Place of Birth: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
About John Stanfield
- John Stanfield (May 18, 1868 – January 22, 1934) was an industrialist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada.
- He represented Colchester in the House of Commons of Canada from 1907 to 1917 as a Conservative member and served as Chief Government Whip from 1911 to 1917 when he retired from the House of Commons.
- Stanfield sat for Colchester division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1934. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Charles E.
- Stanfield and Lydia Dawson.
- The family moved to Truro, Nova Scotia while Stanfield was still young.
- With his brother Frank, he took over the operation of his father's woollen mills in 1896; the company was incorporated as Stanfield's Limited in 1906.
- In 1902, he married Sadie Yorston.
- Stanfield served as government whip from 1911 to 1917.
- He was lieutenant in the Colchester and Hants Rifle Corps Reserve and took a battalion overseas during World War I.
- Stanfield died in office at the age of 65 in Truro.
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