John Guppy (1874 – August 12, 1937) was a fisherman, farmer and political figure in the

Colony of Newfoundland Newfoundland Colony was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland off the Atlantic coast of Canada, in what is now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. That followed decades of sporadic English ...

. He represented Trinity Bay in the

Newfoundland House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is the unicameral deliberative assembly of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It meets in the Confederation Building in St. Jo ...

from 1919 to 1923 as a member of the Fishermen's Protective Union. He was born in

Port Rexton Port Rexton is a small town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the East Coast of the island of Newfoundland at the north end of Robinhood Bay, about 10 minutes east of Trinity and 3 hours north of St. John ...

. Guppy served as chairman of the local council for Port Rexton. He did not run for reelection in 1923. Guppy was a director of the Union Electric Light and Power Company. and later served as a director for the Union Trading Company. He died in Port Rexton in 1937.

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* Fishermen's Protective Union MHAs People from Port Rexton 1874 births 1937 deaths Dominion of Newfoundland politicians {{Newfoundland-politician-stub