Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician)
Alexander Robertson | |
|---|---|
Ontario MPP | |
| In office 1879–1882 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Wills |
| Succeeded by | Baltis Rose |
| Constituency | Hastings West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1838 Trenton, Upper Canada |
| Died | February 29, 1888 (aged 49) Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Mary Georgina Stewart (m. 1870) |
Alexander Robertson (December 5, 1838 – February 29, 1888) was a lawyer and political figure in
Conservative
member.
He was born in
Masonic
order. He died in office in 1888.
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alexander Robertson | 1,402 | 56.60 | +19.73 | ||||
| Liberal | H. Holden | 1,075 | 43.40 | +11.91 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,477 | 68.92 | +2.99 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 3,594 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +3.91 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[1] | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Data Explorer". Elections Ontario. 1879. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
External links
- Alexander Robertson – Parliament of Canada biography
- Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history
- A Cyclopæedia of Canadian biography being chiefly men of the time ..., GM Rose (1886)
- The Canadian biographical dictionary and portrait gallery of eminent and self-made men ... (1880)
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