Joseph Staples | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Victoria North | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Preceded by | John Morison |
| Succeeded by | James Maclennan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1826 Cavan, Upper Canada |
| Died | March 21, 1878 |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Relations | Grace 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]
- ^ a b c d Joseph Staples – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Morgan, Henry J., ed. (1873). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion (Eighth ed.). Montreal Printing and Publishing Company. p. 250.
- ^ 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
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.