Joseph Staples

Joseph Staples
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Victoria North
In office
1872–1874
Preceded byJohn Morison
Succeeded byJames Maclennan
Personal details
Born1826
Cavan, Upper Canada
DiedMarch 21, 1878
Political partyConservative
RelationsGrace MacInnis, great-niece

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]

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]

  1. ^ a b c d Joseph Staples – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. ^ a b Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 250.
  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. ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.