John Sharples Jr. Explained

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.

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