Frederick Laurence Schaffner

Frederick Laurence Schaffner (August 18, 1855 May 22, 1935) was a Canadian physician and politician.

The Hon.

Frederick Laurence Schaffner
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Souris
In office
1904–1917
Preceded byDistrict was created in 1903
Succeeded byAlbert Ernest Finley
Senator for Souris, Manitoba
In office
October 23, 1917  May 22, 1935
Appointed byRobert Laird Borden
Personal details
Born(1855-08-18)August 18, 1855
Williamstown, Nova Scotia
DiedMay 22, 1935(1935-05-22) (aged 79)
Political partyConservative

Born in Williamstown, Nova Scotia, the son of William C. Schaffner and A. Schaffner, his father of German and his mother of English descent, Schaffner was received a B.A. degree from Acadia University and a M.D., C.M. degree from Trinity College in Toronto. He was a member of the Manitoba Board of Health, a coroner, and Health Officer of the municipalities of Morton and Boissevain. He was a city councillor and Mayor of Boissevain, Manitoba.

Schaffner was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Manitoba electoral district of Souris in the 1904 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. During World War I, he was a medical officer in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. In 1917, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Robert Laird Borden representing the senatorial division of Souris, Manitoba. He served until his death in 1935.

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