Robert Lorne Richardson
Robert Lorne Richardson | |
|---|---|
Canadian Parliament for Springfield | |
| In office 1917–1921 | |
| Preceded by | District created in 1914 |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hoey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 28, 1860 Balderson, Lanark County, Upper Canada |
| Died | November 6, 1921 (aged 61) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | Liberal (1896-1900) Independent (1900-1902) Unionist (Conservative and Liberal) (1917-1921) |
Robert Lorne Richardson (June 28, 1860 – November 6, 1921) was a Canadian
editor, newspaper owner, author, and politician
.
Born in Balderson, Lanark County,
Winnipeg Daily Tribune
and was its editor.
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as the Liberal candidate for the electoral district of Lisgar in the 1896 election. He was re-elected in the 1900 election as an independent. The election was declared void in 1901 and he was defeated in the resulting 1902 by-election. He ran unsuccessfully again in three elections held in 1904, 1908, and 1912. He was elected for Springfield in the 1917 election.
He helped found the news service, Western Associated Press, in 1907 which was a forerunner of the
Canadian Press. He was also the author of two novels Colin of the ninth concession: a tale of pioneer life in eastern Ontario (Toronto, 1903) and The Camerons of Bruce
(Toronto, 1906).
He died in Winnipeg in 1921.
| 1900 Canadian federal election: Lisgar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Independent | Robert Lorne Richardson | 3,392 | ||||||
| Liberal | Valentine Winkler | 3,143 | ||||||
By-election: On Mr. Richardson's election being declared void, 20 July 1901
| By-election on 18 February 1902 | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | D.A. Stewart | 3,370 | |||
| Independent Liberal | Robert Lorne Richardson | 2,354 | |||
| Conservative | J.M. Toombs | 1,646 | |||
| 1904 Canadian federal election: Lisgar | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||||
| Liberal | Thomas Greenway | 1,657 | ||||||
| Conservative | William Henry Sharpe | 1,477 | ||||||
References
- Robert Lorne Richardson – Parliament of Canada biography
- "Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896". Internet Archive. 1898.
- "Robert Lorne Richardson". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.
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