Robert Hill Myers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetRobert Hill Myers
Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
About Robert Hill Myers
- Robert Hill Myers (March 30, 1856 – November 16, 1921) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Manitoba.
- He represented Minnedosa from 1892 to 1903 in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal. He was born in Oxford County, Canada West, the son of Robert Myers, a native of England, and Margaret Hill, a native of Scotland.
- Myers was educated at the Collegiate Institute in Stratford and at Osgoode Hall.
- He was called to the Ontario bar in 1880, then moved to Manitoba in 1882 and was called to the Manitoba bar the following year.
- In 1885, Myers married Annie McLeod.
- He practised law briefly in Winnipeg and Brandon before settling in Minnedosa, where he was in practice for 21 years.In January 1903, he was named county court judge for Winnipeg.
- Myers died in Winnipeg at the age of 65.His former home in Minnedosa was designated a Manitoba Municipal Heritage site in 1986.
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