Robert Brown Job
| Robert Brown Job | |
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| Legislative Council of Newfoundland | |
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In office 1927–1934 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1873 Waterloo, England |
| Died | 6 September 1961 (aged 88) St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada |
| Political party | Unionist Party (Canada) |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Mary Warren Emilie Jackson |
| Children | Jennifer |
| Alma mater | Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, England |
| Profession | Businessman |
Robert Brown Job Knt. (12 February 1873 – 6 September 1961) was an English-born businessman, politician, and economic unionist in the Colony of Newfoundland. He was the oldest elected member of the Newfoundland National Convention.
Job was born in Waterloo, England in 1873, the youngest son of Agnes (Brown) and Thomas Raffles Job (1837-1917). T.R. Job was the son of Thomas Bulley Job and Jessie Carson, the daughter of Sir William Carson. Job's mother was Agnes Beater Brown.
Job had several siblings, including three older brothers, William Carson Job (1864-1943), Samuel Ernest Job (1865-1937), and Thomas Bulley Job (born 1872). His three sisters were, Fannie Isabel, Martha, and Mildred.
Job received his education at the Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby. Afterwards, Job went to work in Liverpool for the Union Marine Insurance Company. Illness forced him to leave England in 1896, so he decided to travel to Newfoundland, his parents' homeland.
Job went to work in St. John's at the family's maritime mercantile business. He settled permanently in Newfoundland in 1897 and two years later, he became a full partner in the family's St. John's business, Job Brothers & Co. and that in Liverpool, Job Brothers. In 1909, Job, his brother William Carson Job, Thomas Raffles Job, and Samuel Ernest Job incorporated Job Brothers & Co., Limited. Job's early years with the company were spent assisting his older brother, W.C. Job, with the responsibilities of management. Upon W.C. Job's retirement in 1916, Job became managing director, and three years later its President, serving in that capacity for over 30 years, before retiring from management and becoming Chairman of the Board.
Job also had a political career. Walter Stanley Monroe appointed Job in 1927 as a member of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland and he served there until the council's 1934 dissolution. In 1945, he became the oldest elected member of the Newfoundland National Convention.
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