Stephen Furniss
Canadian politician
Stephen Furniss | |
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Member of Parliament for Muskoka—Ontario | |
In office October 1935 – April 1945 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Stephen Joseph Furniss (1875-05-08)8 May 1875 Mara Township, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 2 September 1952(1952-09-02) (aged 77) |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) | Margaret Helen Waddell m. 5 February 1896[1] |
Profession | farmer |
Stephen Joseph Furniss (8 May 1875 – 2 September 1952) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Mara Township, Ontario and became a farmer by career.
Furniss's ancestors were originators of the Furniss Steamship Lines. He attended school in Mara Township then at Ontario Business College.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Muskoka—Ontario riding in the 1935 general election then re-elected in 1940. Furniss did not seek re-election in the 1945 election after completing his second term, the 19th Canadian Parliament.
References
- ^ a b Normandin, A. L. (1941). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
External links
- Stephen Furniss – Parliament of Canada biography
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