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- David Stirton had received an elementary education in Scot., but aside from this he educated himself, and is practically a self-made man. He followed farming in Guelph and Puslinch Tp. for forty-five years, including his boyhood labors; chopping, logging and clearing farms, being an important part of the work done by him. In his farm life he was very successful. But it was not as an agriculturalist alone that David Stirton was to take a prominent place. He was early officially connected with the educational and municipal affairs of Puslinch Tp., being Reeve of the township for some years, and a Magistrate for over thirty years. He represented South Wellington in Parliament under the old Union of Upper and Lower Canada, from 1857 to 1876. In May of the latter year he was appointed Postmaster of Guelph, which position he held until his resignation in 1904.
Mr. Stirton may be regarded as the father of the settlement. He is probably the only living witness whose memory recalls incidents that occurred when the first break in the forest was made. Though removed for some years from life's activities, Mr. Stirton retains his interest in public affairs, and nothing can he more delightful than an hour's chat with the old man in which he recalls some of the events that constitute the mighty changes that are covered by the span of his long, busy and well-spent life. (Wellington County Historical Atlas, 1906)
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1816 - Aft 1906 (> 91 years)
