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Joseph Staples

Joseph Staples

Canadian politician

Joseph Staples (1826 – March 21, 1878) was a Canadian political figure. He represented Victoria North in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1872 to 1874.[1]

Quick Facts Member of the Canadian Parliament for Victoria North, Preceded by ...

He was born in Cavan, Durham County, Upper Canada.[1] Staples was a captain in the militia.[2] He served as reeve for Bexley Township and was warden for Victoria County from 1866 to 1868 and 1870 to 1872.[3] In 1852, he married a Miss Montgomery. Staples was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial seat in 1867.[2] He defeated the former member, John Morison, to win the federal seat in 1872.[1] Staples died in Bexley Township at the age of 52.[4]

His great-niece Winona Grace MacInnis also served in the House of Commons.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Joseph Staples – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. [2]
    Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 250.
  3. [3]
    Kirkconnell, Watson (1921). Victoria County Centennial History. Lindsay, Ontario: Watchman-Warder Press. pp. 240–241. Also at Victoria County Centennial History, p. 240, at Google Books
  4. [4]
    Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.


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