formerly Lynch, emigrated to Canada in 1854, changing his name from Lynch to Lynch-Staunton in 1862. He became a land surveyor and started the branch of the Lynch-Staunton family in Canada which is so eminent today. Francis Hardwick Lynch-Staunton's great grandson John, is now a prominent member in the Canadian Senate, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, and leader of the Opposition in the Canadian Parliament.