Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Trenton, Ontario, Canada
About Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician)
- Alexander Robertson (December 5, 1838 – February 29, 1888) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada.
- He represented Hastings West provincially in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1882 and Hastings West federally in the House of Commons of Canada from 1882 to 1888 as a Conservative member. He was born in Trenton, Upper Canada, the son of William Robertson, a Scottish-born lumber merchant.
- He was educated in Belleville, went on to study law, was called to the bar in 1864 and set up practice in Belleville.
- Robertson served on the Belleville town council from 1864 to 1869 and was Belleville's mayor in 1870 and from 1878 to 1879.
- He served as a captain in the militia during the Fenian raids.
- He married Mary Georgina Stewart in 1870.
- In 1882, he resigned his seat in the provincial assembly to run for a seat in the House of Commons.
- Robertson was a prominent member of the Masonic order.
- He died in office in 1888.
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