Frank Thomas Stanfield (25 February 1903 – 2 July 1967) was a Canadian businessman and Progressive Conservative Party politician who was twice elected Member of the

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for the

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riding in

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(1945–53). He was the son of the Canadian politician

Frank Stanfield Frank Stanfield (April 24, 1872 – September 25, 1931) was an entrepreneur in Nova Scotia, Canada, who was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (1930–31) and represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly ...

and brother of Robert Lorne Stanfield.

Early life

Stanfield was born in

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, the son of the politician

and Sarah Emma Thomas. His brother was Robert Lorne Stanfield. He was educated in Truro and at

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. In 1932, he married Elizabeth Matheson. Stanfield served as president of Stanfield's Limited. He was also a director for

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Career

Stanfield served two terms for the Progressive Conservative Party in the 20th and

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s. His career background was in industry. He died in

, in 1967 at the age of 64, just over two months before his brother, Nova Scotia Premier Robert Stanfield, became leader of the Progressive Conservatives.

Electoral record

References

1903 births 1967 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Nova Scotia People from Truro, Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs McGill University alumni 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{NovaScotia-MP-stub