David Stirton (June 13, 1816 – August 16, 1908) was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Wellington South from 1867 to 1876.[1]
He was born in Angus, Scotland in 1816,[1] the son of James Stirton.[2] His family settled near the current site of Guelph, Ontario in Upper Canada around 1827. Stirton bought his own farm in 1841.[3] He served as reeve for Puslinch Township from 1853 to 1857[1] and was captain in the local militia. He represented South Wellington in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada from 1858 to 1867.[3] He was elected in the same riding following Confederation and served until 1876, when he was appointed postmaster for Guelph.[1] Stirton died in Guelph at the age of 92.[2]
Electoral record
| 1867 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Stirton | 963 | 59.6 | |||||
| Unknown | F. W. Stone | 652 | 40.4 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,615 | 100.0 | ||||||
| 1872 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Stirton | acclaimed | ||||||
| 1874 Canadian federal election: Wellington South | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | David Stirton | 1,667 | 78.1 | |||||
| Unknown | H. Hatch | 468 | 21.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 2,135 | 100.0 | ||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 David Stirton – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- 1 2 The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1875, HJ Morgan
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