John Stanfield was an industrialist 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

Colchester (electoral district)

Colchester was a federal electoral district in Nova Scotia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was created in the British North America Act of 1867, and was abolished in 1933 when it was merged into Colchester—Hants riding...

 in the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

 from 1907 to 1917 as a Conservative

Conservative Party of Canada (historical)

The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...

 member and served as Chief Government Whip

Chief Government Whip (Canada)

In Canada the Party Whip is the member of a political party in the Canadian House of Commons, the Canadian Senate or a provincial legislature charged with ensuring party discipline among members of the caucus...

 from 1911 to 1917 when he retired from the House of Commons.

Stanfield sat for Colchester division in the Senate of Canada from 1921 to 1934.

He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Charles E. Stanfield and Lydia Dawson. The family moved to 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 :...

 while Stanfield was still young. With his brother Frank

Frank Stanfield

Frank Stanfield was an entrepreneur and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Colchester County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1911 to 1920 and from 1925 to 1928 as a Conservative member...

, he took over the operation of his father's woollen mills in 1896; the company 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. In 1902, he married Sadie Yorston. Stanfield served as government whip

Whip (politics)

A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...

 from 1911 to 1917. He was lieutenant in the Colchester and Hants Rifle Corps Reserve and took a battalion overseas during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. Stanfield died in office at the age of 65 in Truro.