John Fitzwilliam Stairs

1848 - 1904  (56 years)

• Name	John Fitzwilliam Stairs
  Birth	19 Jan 1848	Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Male
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8526310
  _FGRAVE	8526310
  Burial	1904	Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  	Address: 3720 Windsor St. Halifax, Halifax County,, Nova Scotia Canada
  Death	26 Sep 1904	Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan Municipality, Ontario, Canada
  	Politician. Stairs served as a Member of the Nova Scotia Legislature Assembly from 1879 to 1882, and as a Member of the Conservative Party in the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa, Ontario. Also a noted businessman, Stairs was a prominent member of the Stairs family from Nova Scotia, who made there money in shipping, and later was Director of several companies including the Eastern Trust, Nova Scotia Steel, Halifax Steamboat Company, Trinidad Electric and Royal Securities, and Consumer Cordage. His cousin was the famous Victorian-era explorer and adventurer, William Grant Stairs.
  Person ID	I43054	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family	Helen Eliza Bell,   b. 1863, Douglas, Bromley Township, Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada d. 3 Jan 1963, Ottawa, Ottawa Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years)
  Marriage	1895
  Family ID	F15248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jul 2023

  
  

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  Birth - 19 Jan 1848 - Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Burial - Address: 3720 Windsor St. Halifax, Halifax County,, Nova Scotia Canada - 1904 - Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada Death - 26 Sep 1904 - Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan Municipality, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth