John Stanfield (May 18, 1868 – January 22, 1934) was an industrialist and Conservative politician in Nova Scotia, Canada, who represented Colchester in both the Canadian House of Commons (1907–17) where he served as Chief Government Whip (1911–17) and the Canadian Senate (1921–34).

He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Charles E. Stanfield and Lydia Dawson.

[1] He was a Lieutenant in the Colchester and Hants Rifle Corps Reserve and took a battalion overseas during World War I.

[1] He was given command of the Nova Scotia Highland Brigade in 1916 but was invalided home in 1917.

He was later an Honorary Colonel of the 76th Regiment of the Colchester and Hants Rifle Corps.