George Stanley White

Who was George Stanley White?

George Stanley White, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian and Speaker of the Canadian Senate from 1962 to 1963.

White was born in Madoc, Ontario. He received a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and returned to Madoc to begin his legal practice after serving in World War I with the 44th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.

White was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1940. He was elected as a "National Government" candidate as that was the banner the Conservatives used for that election. The Tories subsequently changed their name to "Progressive Conservative" and he was re-elected under that banner for the riding of Hastings—Peterborough.

As an Opposition MP, White promoted the cause of war veterans and helped write the legislation known as the "Veteran's Charter".

The 1957 election resulted in the first Progressive Conservative government in over two decades.