George Lynch-Staunton, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George Lynch-Staunton

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1858

Date of Death: 03-Mar-1940

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About George Lynch-Staunton

  • George Lynch-Staunton (September 9, 1858 – March 3, 1940) was a lawyer and member of the Senate of Canada. Lynch-Staunton was born in Southampton, Canada West (now Ontario) and was educated at St.
  • Mary's College in Montreal as well as Upper Canada College in Toronto.
  • He became a lawyer based in Hamilton, Ontario and served as chairman of the Transcontinental Railway Investigation Commission from 1911 to 1913.
  • He also was legal counsel to the government of Ontario in a number of cases.
  • He was appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden in January 1917 and sat as a Conservative.
  • During the 1920s, he debated Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario chairman Sir Adam Beck across Ontario on the subject of the Commission's acquisition and operation of intercity "radial" streetcar service.

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