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He was born in Edinburgh, the son of Robert Talbot Stenhouse, was educated privately and then attended the University of Edinburgh but failed to qualify for the medical school there.
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Anthony Stenhouse
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He represented Comox in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1886 to 1887. In 1884, he travelled to New York City, continuing on to Vancouver by way of Puget Sound. He settled in the Comox Valley in October 1884, acquiring farmland there.
He campaigned on behalf of Thomas Basil Humphreys, who replaced him in the assembly.
This in fact led to federal legislation being introduced by Sir John Thompson which declared polygamy to be illegal in Canada.
