Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer (October 29, 1874 – April 10, 1917) was a teacher, politician and soldier from Alberta.[1]
Early life
Stauffer was born October 29, 1874, in Manassas, Virginia, to parents of German-Swiss ancestry.[2] He moved to Canada at a young age with his family, and was educated at Berlin, Ontario. He married Emma Ernst.[2] Stauffer worked as a real estate agent, forest ranger, and Homestead Inspector.[2]
He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1913 Alberta legislature, winning with a comfortable but reduced plurality.[4]
Military career
Stauffer enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force 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.[5][6]