Frederick Laurence Schaffner

The Hon.
Frederick Laurence Schaffner
The Hon. Frederick Laurence Schaffner
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Souris
	In office; 1904–1917
Preceded by	District was created in 1903
Succeeded by	Albert Ernest Finley
Senator for Souris, Manitoba
	In office; October 23, 1917 – May 22, 1935
Appointed by	Robert Laird Borden
Personal details
Born	August 18, 1855; Williamstown, Nova Scotia
Died	May 22, 1935 (aged 79)
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Acadia University ; Trinity College, Toronto

Frederick Laurence Schaffner (August 18, 1855 – May 22, 1935) was a Canadian physician and politician.

Born in Williamstown, Nova Scotia, the son of William C. Schaffner and A. Schaffner, his father of German and his mother of English descent, Schaffner was received a B.A. degree from Acadia University and a M.D., C.M. degree from Trinity College in Toronto. He was a member of the Manitoba Board of Health, a coroner, and Health Officer of the municipalities of Morton and Boissevain. He was a city councillor and Mayor of Boissevain, Manitoba.

Schaffner was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the Manitoba electoral district of Souris in the 1904 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1908 and 1911. During World War I, he was a medical officer in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. In 1917, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Robert Laird Borden representing the senatorial division of Souris, Manitoba. He served until his death in 1935.

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