Famous People with Name Stanbury

Richard J. H. Stanbury            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Richard J. H. Stanbury: is a former Canadian Senator who served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1968 to 1973. Before his appointment to the Senate on the advice of Lester Pearson in February 1968, Stanbury was a lawyer and organizer for the Presbyterian Church of Canada. He became active in Liberal politics and was the riding association president in York Centre in the early 1960s and later became president of the Toronto and York Liberal Association, served on the National Liberal Campaign Committee and chaired the National Policy Committee of the Liberal Party. Shortly after being summoned to the Senate, Stanbury was elected president of the Liberal Party at the same convention that selected Pierre Trudeau as party leader.

Robert Douglas George (Bob) Stanbury            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Robert Douglas George (Bob) Stanbury: is a Canadian public servant, lawyer and former politician, journalist and corporate executive. A lawyer by training, Stanbury was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1965 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for York—Scarborough. After being re-elected in the 1968 election, Stanbury was, in 1969, appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau to the Cabinet as minister without portfolio with responsibilities for citizenship and information. In 1971, he was promoted to Minister of Communications, and in 1972 he became Minister of National Revenue. He also served as a Canadian delegate to three United Nations General Assemblies. He was re-elected in the 1974 election, but was dropped from Cabinet in the post-election cabinet shuffle. He retired from politics in 1977, resigning his seat in parliament in order to become an executive at Firestone Canada. Ultimately, he became the company's Chief Executive Officer.