- John Stovel
John Stovel (
March 10 ,1858 —?) was a publisher politician inManitoba ,Canada . He served in theLegislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922 as a member of the Liberal Party.Stovel was born in Mount Forest,
Canada West (nowOntario ), and educated in that community. He worked as a printer and publisher, becoming the director of Stovel Co., Ltd., Engravers, Lithographers and Printers. He was also a director of "Nor'West Farmers" (a farmer journal} and Standard Trust Co. In religion, Stovel was aBaptist .He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1920 provincial election, for the constituency of Winnipeg. At the time, Winnipeg elected ten members to the provincial legislature by a
single transferable ballot . Stovel finished seventh on the first count, and was declared elected on the thirty-third count. The Liberals won aminority government in this election, and Stovel served in the legislature as a backbench supporter ofTobias C. Norris 's government.He did not seek re-election in the 1922 campaign.
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