| 词条 | David Stirton |
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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.[4] 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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1867|percent=yes|change=yes}}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|David STIRTON|963|59.6|}}{{CANelec|XX|Unknown|STONE|652|40.4|}}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 1,615|100.0}}{{end}}{{Election box begin | title=Canadian federal election, 1872: Wellington South}}|-{{Canadian_politics/party_colours/Liberal/row}} |Liberal | David STIRTON |align="right"| acclaimed |}{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1874|percent=yes|change=yes}}{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|David STIRTON|1,667|78.1|}}{{CANelec|XX|Unknown|H. HATCH|468|21.9|}}{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes| 2,135|100.0}}{{end}} References1. ^1 2 3 {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=10437|nolist=yes}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Stirton, David}}{{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub}}2. ^1 {{cite book |title=The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967 |last=Johnson |first=J.K. |year=1968 |publisher=Public Archives of Canada}} 3. ^1 The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1875, HJ Morgan 6 : 1816 births|1908 deaths|Liberal Party of Canada MPs|Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario|Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada|People from Guelph |
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