. . . . . "Canadian politician" . . "John Fitzwilliam Stairs, also known as John Fitz William Stairs (January 19, 1848 \u2013 September 26, 1904) was an entrepreneur and statesman, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, a member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers founded by William Machin Stairs (1789\u20131865) that included the Victorian era explorer, William Grant Stairs.Known as \"John F.\", he studied at Dalhousie University and then entered the management of the family's vast business empire."@en . "Stairs, John Fitzwilliam"@en . "John F. Stairs"@en . . . "1904-09-26Z"^^ . . "1904Z"^^ . "1848-01-19Z"^^ . "1848Z"^^ .