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About John Stovel
- John Stovel (March 10, 1858—May 30, 1923) was a publisher politician in Manitoba, Canada.
- He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1920 to 1922 as a member of the Liberal Party.Stovel was born in Mount Forest, Canada West (now Ontario), and educated in that community.
- He came to Winnipeg in 1884.
- Stovel served during the North-West Rebellion.
- 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 a Baptist.
- In 1886, he married Maggie McConnell.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 a minority government in this election, and Stovel served in the legislature as a backbench supporter of Tobias Norris's government. He did not seek re-election in the 1922 campaign.Stovel died in Rochester, Minnesota in 1923.
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