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Fielding (WILLIAM STEVENS a Canadian)

WILLIAM STEVENS, a Canadian statesman. He was born'at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1848, where he Canadian statesman. He was born at was educated, and where he was for 20 years connected with the Halifax "Morning Journal." Since 1882 he has represented Halifax, first in the Pro represented Halifax, first in the Pro- "Morning Journal." Since 1882 he has ister in 1884 and resigning in 1896 to vincial Legislature, becoming Prime Minnet of Sir Wilfred Laurier. He represented Canada in London in 1902 and at the negotiation of the Franco-Canadian Commercial Treaty, Paris, 1907-1909. He was a member of the commission on Canada-West India trade, 1909-1910, and helped to negotiate the Reciprocity 1911. Since 1917 has represented Shel- Agreement with the United States in Parliament. burne and Queen's in the Dominion Parliament.

Fields; born in Boston, Mass., in 1834