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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.<ref name=CPG26 /> |
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.<ref name=CPG26 /> |
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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 [[Canadian federal election, 1921|1921 federal election]], then after riding boundary changes, Stansell won re-election at [[Norfolk—Elgin]] in [[Canadian federal election, 1925|1925]]. He was defeated in the [[Canadian federal election, 1926|1926 federal election]] by [[William Horace Taylor]]. He made another unsuccessful |
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 [[Canadian federal election, 1921|1921 federal election]], then after riding boundary changes, Stansell won re-election at [[Norfolk—Elgin]] in [[Canadian federal election, 1925|1925]]. He was defeated in the [[Canadian federal election, 1926|1926 federal election]] by [[William Horace Taylor]]. He made another unsuccessful campaign at Norfolk—Elgin in [[Canadian federal election, 1930|1930]]. After more riding changes in the 1930s, Stansell ran in the [[Elgin (electoral district)|Elgin]] riding in the [[Canadian federal election, 1935|1935 election]] as a [[Reconstruction Party]] candidate but was again unsuccessful in winning a Parliamentary seat. |
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Revision as of 23:27, 29 April 2010
John Lawrence Stansell | |
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| Member of Parliament for Elgin East | |
| In office December 1921 – October 1925 | |
| Preceded by | Sydney Smith McDermand |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Norfolk—Elgin | |
| In office October 1925 – September 1926 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | William Horace Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Lawrence Stansell 17 June 1875 Haughton, Ontario |
| Died | 21 October 1956 (aged 81) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Alma E. Clark m. 26 June 1901[1] |
| Profession | breeder, farmer |
John Lawrence Stansell (17 June 1875 – 21 October 1956) was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. 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.[1]
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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