STAIRS, John Fitzwilliam
1848 - 1904 (56 years)-
Name STAIRS, John Fitzwilliam Birth 19 Jan 1848 Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 
Gender Male Death 26 Sep 1904 Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Person ID I5447 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 24 Jun 2021
Father STAIRS, William James, b. 24 Sep 1819, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Feb 1906, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 86 years) Mother MORROW, Susannah Duffus, b. 17 Oct 1822, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 Oct 1906, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 84 years) Marriage 16 Jun 1845 Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [1] Family ID F1417 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 GAHERTY, Nellie Marriage 14 Aug 1895 Family ID F1463 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025
Family 2 FOGO, Charlotte Jane, b. 21 Oct 1847, Pictou, Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 28 May 1886, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 38 years) Marriage 27 Apr 1870 Family ID F1464 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025
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Notes - Born (Jan 19,1848- Sept.,26, 1904 ) was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers founded by William Machin Stairs (1789- 1865) that included the Victorian era explorer William Grant Stairs. Known as 'JOHN F' he studied at Dalhousie University and then entered the management of the family's vast business empire. He was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly in 1879, resigning in 1882 to successfully run for election to the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa where he served as a Conservative Party memebr until 1896 .
Stairs was president of many companies including Nova Scotia Steel , Eastern Trust, Trinidad Electric (B.W.I) and Royal Securities Corporation . He served as director of the Dart/ Halifax Steamboat Co., Nova Scotia Sugar Refining , the Unoin Bank of Halifax . Consumer Cordage , and during his life time , came to dominate the financial elite of the Maritime provinces.
Was also a director of the Halifax and Dartmouth Steam Ferry Co. (his brother George married the daughter of George A. McKenzie who was the manager of the ferry company from the 1860s to at least 1883.
- Born (Jan 19,1848- Sept.,26, 1904 ) was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers founded by William Machin Stairs (1789- 1865) that included the Victorian era explorer William Grant Stairs. Known as 'JOHN F' he studied at Dalhousie University and then entered the management of the family's vast business empire. He was elected to the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly in 1879, resigning in 1882 to successfully run for election to the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa where he served as a Conservative Party memebr until 1896 .
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Sources - [S1951] Source #1951.
- [S1951] Source #1951.