John Lawrence Stansell, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John Lawrence Stansell
- John Lawrence Stansell (17 June 1875 – 21 October 1956) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada.
- He was born in Haughton, Ontario and became a pure bred livestock breeder and farmer. He attended schools at Tuscarora and Aylmer.
- He became president of the Houghton, Bayham and Tillsonburg Telephone Company and in 1923 was president of the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders Association.Stansell campaigned under the National Liberal and Conservative Party in a 22 November 1920 by-election at Elgin East but was unsuccessful.
- He won the riding in the 1921 federal election, then after riding boundary changes, Stansell won re-election at Norfolk—Elgin in 1925.
- He was defeated in the 1926 federal election by William Horace Taylor.
- He made another unsuccessful campaign at Norfolk—Elgin in 1930.
- After more riding changes in the 1930s, Stansell ran in the Elgin riding in the 1935 election as a Reconstruction Party candidate but was again unsuccessful in winning a Parliamentary seat.
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