John Sharples (1814 – 19 December 1876) was a Canadian lumberman, shipbuilder and politician. Born in

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, Sharples emigrated to Canada in 1827 settling in

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. He worked in the lumber industry in

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and later built three ships. He was mayor of Sillery. He was also a director and vice-president of the Union Bank of Lower Canada. In 1874, he was appointed to the

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for the division of Stadacona. He died while in office in 1876. His son, John Sharples Jr., was also a member of the Legislative Council.

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* * 1814 births 1876 deaths English emigrants to pre-Confederation Quebec 19th-century mayors of places in Quebec Conservative Party of Quebec MLCs Anglophone Quebec people Immigrants to Lower Canada {{Quebec-mayor-stub