Rodmond P. Roblin
|
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin KCMG |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| 9th Premier of Manitoba | |
|
In office October 29, 1900 – May 12, 1915 |
|
| Monarch |
Victoria Edward VII George V |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Daniel Hunter McMillan Douglas Cameron |
| Preceded by | Hugh John Macdonald |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Norris |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Dufferin | |
|
In office March 12, 1888 – July 23, 1892 |
|
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
|
In office July 20, 1903 – August 6, 1915 |
|
| Preceded by | District recreated |
| Succeeded by | Edward August |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Woodlands | |
|
In office January 15, 1896 – July 20, 1903 |
|
| Preceded by | Hugh Armstrong |
| Succeeded by | District abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 15, 1853 Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward County, Canada West |
| Died | February 16, 1937 (aged 84) Hot Springs, Arkansas |
| Spouse(s) | Adelaide DeMille (1853–1928 m. 1875) Ethel Leggett (1878–1962 m. 1929) |
| Relations | Dufferin Roblin (grandson) |
| Children | Frederick Roblin (1876–?) Wilfrid Laurier Roblin (1878–1952) James Platt Roblin (1883–1890) Arthur Bettram Roblin (1885–1950) George Aubrey Roblin (1887–1941) Charles Dufferin Roblin (1892–1973) |
| Alma mater | Albert College |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | President of the Council (1900–1915) Railway Commissioner (1900–1907) Minister of Agriculture (1900–1911) Provincial Lands Commissioner (1905–1915) Railway Commissioner (1908–1915) Provincial Secretary (1911–1913) |
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .
Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Roblin family was established in Sophiasburgh by Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Clove (now known as Monroe) in Orange County, New York. He was educated at Albert College in Belleville, arrived in Winnipeg in 1877, and worked as a grain merchant. Roblin served as reeve of Dufferin for five years and as warden for two, and was also a school trustee in the community.
He entered provincial politics in the 1886 Manitoba election, running as a Liberal Party candidate against Conservative cabinet minister David H. Wilson in the constituency of Dufferin North. He lost this race by five votes, but won a subsequent by-election held on May 12, 1888.
The by-election took place shortly after Thomas Greenway was inaugurated as Manitoba's first Liberal premier. Roblin was a supporter of Greenway in this period, and was re-elected by acclamation when the new premier called another provincial election for July 1888.
...
Wikipedia