John Sharples | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona |
Predecessor: | John Roche |
Successor: | John Charles Kaine |
Term Start: | 1893 |
Term End: | 1913 |
Birth Date: | 24 January 1847 |
Birth Place: | Quebec City, Canada East |
Death Place: | Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Party: | Conservative |
Relations: | John Sharples, father |
John Sharples (24 January 1847 - 30 July 1913) was a Canadian business person and politician.
Born in Notre-Dame de Québec, the son of John Sharples and Honoria Ann Alleyn, Sharples was educated at Collège Sainte-Marie in Montreal. In 1871, he joined his father's business. He was also the president of the Union Bank of Canada and of the Chronicle Printing Company. He was a member of the Quebec City Council from 1894 to 1898. He was mayor of Sillery, a post his father also held. He was appointed to the Legislative Council of Quebec for Stadacona in 1893. He served until his death in 1913. He was made a Knight of Order of St. Gregory the Great by Pope Pius X in 1907.