Lieutenant Joseph Emmett Stauffer (October 29, 1874 – April 10, 1917) was a teacher, politician and soldier from Alberta.

[1] Stauffer was born October 29, 1874, in Manassas, Virginia, to parents of German-Swiss ancestry.

[2] Stauffer worked as a real estate agent, forest ranger, and Homestead Inspector.

[3] He was re-elected to a second term in office in the 1913 Alberta legislature, winning with a comfortable but reduced plurality.

[5][6] Lieutenant Governor Robert Brett honored Stauffer's memory and military service by making special note in the Throne Speech at the opening of the 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly on February 7, 1918.