Frank Stanfield was an entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...

, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 from 1911 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member. Stanfield was the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia

The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the...

 from 1930 to 1931.

He was born in Truro, Nova Scotia

Truro, Nova Scotia

-Education:Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational Centre. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in the neighboring town of Bible Hill.- Sports :...

, the son of Charles E. Stanfield, who established the Stanfield Mills in Truro, and Lydia Dawson. In 1896, with his brother John

John Stanfield

John Stanfield was an industrialist and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester in the Canadian House of Commons from 1907 to 1917 as a Conservative member and served as Chief Government Whip from 1911 to 1917 when he retired from the House of Commons.Stanfield sat for...

, he took over the operation of the business, which was incorporated as Stanfield's Limited

Stanfield's Limited

Stanfield's Limited is a Canadian garment manufacturer based in Truro, Nova Scotia. With approximately 550 employees, the company's products are sold throughout Canada and around the world.-Founding in Prince Edward Island:...

 in 1906. Its "unshrinkable" underwear, developed in 1898, became popular with gold prospectors in the Yukon. The company expanded to be one of the largest producers of woollen goods in Canada. Stanfield married Sarah Thomas in 1901. He was named Lieutenant Governor in 1930 but died in office in Halifax

City of Halifax

Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996...

 the following year at the age of 59.

His son Robert

Robert Stanfield

Robert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...

 became premier of Nova Scotia and served as leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party. Another son Frank Thomas

Frank Thomas Stanfield

Frank Thomas Stanfield was a member of the Canadian House of Commons for the Colchester—Hants riding in Nova Scotia between 1945 and 1953. Stanfield was born in Truro, Nova Scotia and served two terms for the Progressive Conservative party in the 20th and 21st Canadian Parliaments...

also served in the House of Commons.