Joseph Staples
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Joseph Staples (1826 – March 21, 1878) was a Canadian political figure. He represented Victoria North in the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative member from 1872 to 1874.
He was born in Cavan, Durham County, Upper Canada. Staples was a captain in the militia. He served as reeve for Bexley Township and was warden for Victoria County from 1866 to 1868 and 1870 to 1872. In 1852, he married a Miss Montgomery. Staples was an unsuccessful candidate for the provincial seat in 1867. He defeated the former member, John Morison, to win the federal seat in 1872.
His great-niece Winona Grace MacInnis also served in the House of Commons.
[edit] External links
- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, HJ Morgan (1873)
- Victoria County centennial history, W Kirkconnell (1921)
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