Robert Unwin Harwood
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The Honourable Robert Unwin Harwood |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of Lower Canada | |
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In office 1832–1838 |
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| Member of the Special Council of Lower Canada | |
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In office 1839–1841 |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Vaudreuil | |
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In office 1858–1860 |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of the Province of Canada for Rigaud | |
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In office 1860–1863 |
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22 January 1798 Sheffield, England |
| Died | 12 April 1863 (aged 65) Château Vaudreil, Canada East |
| Political party | Moderate/Reform |
| Residence | Chateau Vaudreuil |
| Occupation | Seigneur de Vaudreuil |
Lt.-Colonel The Hon. Robert Unwin Harwood (January 22, 1798 – April 12, 1863) was the last Seigneur of Vaudreuil, commanding officer of the Vaudreuil Militia, and for thirty years a political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East.
Harwood was christened at Sheffield Cathedral, England, third son of William Harwood and Elizabeth Unwin. Representing William Harwood & Sons - his family's wholesale silver and hardware business in Sheffield that exported to Jamaica, Bermuda, Baltimore and Lower Canada - he came to Montreal in 1821. From having been a relatively obscure young merchant, his fortunes were significantly improved when two years later he married Marie-Louise Josephte de Lotbinière, the eldest daughter of Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière.
He was named to the Legislative Council of Lower Canada in 1832 and served until the Lower Canada Rebellion led to the dissolution of the council. He was a member of the Special Council from August 1839 until it was dissolved in 1841. After several unsuccessful attempts, in 1858, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Vaudreuil; he resigned in 1860 to run (successfully) for a seat in the Legislative Council for Rigaud division. In 1853, Harwood helped found the Vaudreuil Railway Company.
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