George Faulds Stirling

George Faulds Stirling (February 26, 1877 – November 7, 1966) was an English-born educator, rancher and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Salmon Arm in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1942 to 1945 as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.

George Faulds Stirling
MLA for Salmon Arm
In office
1942–1945
Personal details
Born(1877-02-26)February 26, 1877
Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom
DiedNovember 7, 1966(1966-11-07) (aged 89)
Victoria, British Columbia
Political partyCo-operative Commonwealth Federation

He was born in Middlesbrough[1] and moved to Canada in the early 1900s. Stirling first worked in lumber camps in British Columbia as a logger and carpenter. He next worked as a clerk and immigration agent, then as a teacher in the Okanagan region.[1] Stirling ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1912 as a Socialist candidate, in 1924 as a Labour candidate and in 1933 and 1937 as a CCF candidate before being elected in a 1942 by-election held after the death of Rolf Wallgren Bruhn. He was defeated when he ran for re-election in 1945.[2] He also ran unsuccessfully for the Kamloops federal seat in 1935. Stirling later owned a ranch on Shuswap Lake.[1] He died in Victoria at the age of 88.[3]

References
  1. Webster, Daisy (1970). Growth of the N.D.P. in B.C., 1900-1970: 81 political biographies.
  2. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.
  3. "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-12-01.
    h- http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy/DisplayGenealogyImage?k=66608377-fd1e-4161-899e-7dbff821b9ae%5B%5D


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