Harold Stafford Explained

Harold Edwin Stafford
Birth Date:20 April 1921
Birth Place:Fredericton, New Brunswick
Spouse:Betty Stafford
Term Start:November 1965
Term End:September 1972
Predecessor:James Alexander McBain
Successor:John Wise
Profession:Lawyer
Party:Liberal
Office:Member of Parliament for Elgin

Harold Edwin Stafford (20 April 1921 – 18 January 2005) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick and became a lawyer by career.

After two defeats at the Elgin riding in the 1962 and 1963 federal elections, Stafford was elected there in the 1965 election and re-elected in 1968. After serving two terms, the 27th and 28th Canadian Parliaments, Stafford was defeated in the 1972 election by John Wise of the Progressive Conservative party.