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About Hubert Staines
- Hubert Staines (November 23, 1893 – September 26, 1970) was an English-born educator and political figure in Saskatchewan.
- He represented Athabasca from 1941 to 1944 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Liberal. He was born in Essex, the son of William Staines and Sarah Mary Olstead, and came to Canada in 1913.
- He was educated at Brandon College and at the normal school in Regina.
- During World War I, he served overseas in a field ambulance unit.
- Staines taught at Moose Jaw College from 1924 to 1927 and then was principal of a public school and high school in Rosetown.
- In 1927, he married Lillian Mary Dale.
- Before entering provincial politics, Staines was a history teacher at Prince Albert Collegiate.
- He was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1941 by-election held following the death of A.
- Jules Marion.
- Staines served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Education.
- After retiring from the legislature, he continued to serve as adviser to provincial Liberal Party leaders.
- Staines was also statistician for the Saskatchewan Liberal Party until 1965.
- He was named executive director for the Saskatchewan Centennial Corporation in 1964.
- Staines died in Regina at the age of 76.
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