Joseph Stauffer
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Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer (born: 1874 - died: April 10, 1917 Vimy
, France
) was a teacher politician and soldier from Alberta
, Canada
.
. In that election he defeated incumbent Cornelius Hiebert
in a landslide in the new Didsbury
district.
He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1913 Alberta legislature
, winning with a comfortable but reduced plurality.
and served overseas with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 50th Battalion in World War I
. He kept his seat in the provincial legislature while he was overseas fighting in the war. On April 10, 1917 he was killed in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge
.
Lieutenant governor Robert Brett
honored Stauffer's memory and military service by making special note in the Throne Speech at the opening of the 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly
on February 7, 1918.
The small town of Stauffer
, Alberta
is named in his honor.
Vimy
Vimy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography and history:Vimy is a farming town, situated some north of Arras, at the junction of the D51 and the N17 roads....
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) was a teacher politician and soldier from Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Political career
Stauffer was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1909 Alberta legislatureAlberta general election, 1909
The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. In that election he defeated incumbent Cornelius Hiebert
Cornelius Hiebert
Cornelius "Don" Hiebert was a politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Hiebert was born in Sea of Azov, Russia and lived in Russia and attended school until he was 13 years old, when his family moved to Manitoba, Canada. He worked in a little general store until he decided to move to Didsbury,...
in a landslide in the new Didsbury
Didsbury (provincial electoral district)
Didsbury is a former provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1963.- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-1944 general election:...
district.
He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1913 Alberta legislature
Alberta general election, 1913
The Alberta general election of 1913 was the third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. The writ was dropped on 25 March 1913 and election day was held 17 April 1913 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Elections in two northern districts took place on 30 July...
, winning with a comfortable but reduced plurality.
Military career
Stauffer enlisted in the Canadian ForcesCanadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...
and served overseas with the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment) 50th Battalion in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. He kept his seat in the provincial legislature while he was overseas fighting in the war. On April 10, 1917 he was killed in action during the Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought primarily as part of the Battle of Arras, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the Canadian Corps, of four divisions, against three divisions of the German Sixth Army...
.
Lieutenant governor Robert Brett
Robert Brett
Robert George Brett was a politician and physician in the North-West Territories and later Alberta, Canada....
honored Stauffer's memory and military service by making special note in the Throne Speech at the opening of the 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly
4th Alberta Legislative Assembly
The 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1917 to 1921. The governing Liberal party would change Cabinets, and see its popular support decline...
on February 7, 1918.
The small town of Stauffer
Stauffer, Alberta
Stauffer is an unincorporated community in central Alberta within Clearwater County, located north of Highway 54, west of Red Deer....
, Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
is named in his honor.