William Stubbs (Canadian politician) explained

William Stubbs
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Constituency Mp:Cardwell
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Robert Smeaton White
Successor:Robert Johnston
Term Start:1895
Term End:1900
Birth Date:11 July 1847
Birth Place:Caledon Township, Canada West
Death Place:Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Party:Independent Conservative

William Stubbs (July 11, 1847  - December 28, 1926) was a Canadian veterinarian, farmer, and politician.

Born in Caledon Township, Canada West, the son of John Stubbs and Susannah Lauden,[1] who were from County Fermanagh, Ireland and came to Canada in 1824. Stubbs was educated in public school and at the Veterinary College of Medicine in Toronto, where he graduated in March 1868. He was the Ontario Government Veterinary Surgeon for the District of Peel and Cardwell.[2] Stubbs was Deputy Reeve and Reeve of the Township of Caledon for several years. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an 1895 by-election for the electoral district of Cardwell as a McCarthyite.[3] An Independent Conservative, he was re-elected in the 1896 election. He was defeated in the 1900 election.

In 1888, he married Annie Gillespie.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Johnson, J.K. . The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 . 1968 . Public Archives of Canada.
  2. Web site: Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. 1898. Internet Archive.
  3. News: Stubbs Gets In. 2023-06-02. Montreal Gazette. December 25, 1895.