Robert Ker
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Robert Ker (August 14, 1824 – 12 February 1879) was the first Auditor General of the British colonies which later became and the Canadian province of British Columbia.
A descendant of the
two colonies united
in 1866, he continued in the position of auditor general.
Upon Canadian Confederation in 1867, he was appointed to the position of Dominion paymaster general. He died in Victoria, British Columbia of exposure during a snowstorm.
The Ker Memorial Wing of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria is named in his honour.
In 2009 the Ker Family celebrated its 150th anniversary in British Columbia.
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