Valentine Stock
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Valentine Stock was an Ontario
merchant and political figure. He represented Perth South
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.
He was born in East Zorra Township, Oxford County
, Canada West, the son of Conrad Stock, a German
immigrant. After suffering an injury working on the family farm, he earned a teacher's certificate and taught school in East Zorra and Tavistock. He set up his own business in Tavistock and later, with a partner, formed a company selling flax
there. Stock married Mary M. Marty in 1887. In 1889, he was named clerk for South Easthope Township and served until 1919. He was an unsuccessful candidate in an 1899 provincial by-election in Perth South; he defeated Samuel Nelson Monteith
in the general election held in 1902.
Ontario
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merchant and political figure. He represented Perth South
Perth South
Perth South was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Perth into two ridings...
in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...
from 1902 to 1904 and from 1908 to 1911 as a Liberal member.
He was born in East Zorra Township, Oxford County
Oxford County, Ontario
Oxford County is a regional municipality and census division of the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Southern portion of the province. The regional seat is in Woodstock...
, Canada West, the son of Conrad Stock, a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
immigrant. After suffering an injury working on the family farm, he earned a teacher's certificate and taught school in East Zorra and Tavistock. He set up his own business in Tavistock and later, with a partner, formed a company selling flax
Flax
Flax is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent...
there. Stock married Mary M. Marty in 1887. In 1889, he was named clerk for South Easthope Township and served until 1919. He was an unsuccessful candidate in an 1899 provincial by-election in Perth South; he defeated Samuel Nelson Monteith
Samuel Nelson Monteith
Samuel Nelson Monteith was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Perth North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1899 to 1902 and from 1905 to 1908....
in the general election held in 1902.