John Lawrence Stansell

Canadian politician

John Lawrence Stansell

Member of Parliament for Elgin East
In office December 1921 – October 1925
Preceded by	Sydney Smith McDermand
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Member of Parliament for Norfolk—Elgin
In office October 1925 – September 1926
Preceded by	riding created
Succeeded by	William Horace Taylor

Personal details
Born	John Lawrence Stansell (1875-06-17)17 June 1875 Haughton, Ontario
Died	21 October 1956(1956-10-21) (aged 81)
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Alma E. Clark m. 26 June 1901^[1]
Profession	Breeder, farmer

John Lawrence Stansell (17 June 1875 – 21 October 1956) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Haughton, Ontario and became a pure bred livestock breeder and farmer.

He attended schools at Tuscarora and Aylmer. He became president of the Houghton, Bayham and Tillsonburg Telephone Company and in 1923 was president of the Canadian Ayrshire Breeders Association.^[1]

Stansell campaigned under the National Liberal and Conservative Party in a 22 November 1920 by-election at Elgin East but was unsuccessful. He won the riding in the 1921 federal election, then after riding boundary changes, Stansell won re-election at Norfolk—Elgin in 1925. He was defeated in the 1926 federal election by William Horace Taylor. He made another unsuccessful campaign at Norfolk—Elgin in 1930. After more riding changes in the 1930s, Stansell ran in the Elgin riding in the 1935 election as a Reconstruction Party candidate but was again unsuccessful in winning a Parliamentary seat.