John Guppy was a fisherman, farmer and political figure in Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...

. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly

The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...

 from 1919 to 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union

Fishermen's Protective Union

The Fishermen's Protective Union was a workers' organization and political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland...

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He was born in Port Rexton

Port Rexton, Newfoundland and Labrador

Port Rexton is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The town had a population of 690 in 1940, 449 in 1951, 454 in 1956 and 351 in the Canada 2006 Census. The town is part of a group of communities known as the Trinity Bight....

. Guppy served as chairman of the local council for Port Rexton. He did not run for reelection in 1923. Guppy was a director of the Union Electric Light and Power Company. and later served as a director for the Union Trading Company

Fishermen's Union Trading Co.

The Fishermen's Union Trading Company , a limited liability company, was founded in 1911 to be the commercial arm of the Fishermen's Protective Union...

. He died in Port Rexton in 1937.