Théodore Robitaille
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The Hon. Théodore Robitaille |
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| Senator for Gulf, Quebec | |
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In office January 29, 1885 – August 17, 1897 |
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| Nominated by | John A. Macdonald |
| Preceded by | Louis Robitaille |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Baptiste Romuald Fiset |
| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec | |
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In office July 25, 1879 – October 4, 1884 |
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| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General |
Marquess of Lorne The Marquess of Lansdowne |
| Premier |
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Joseph Adolphe Chapleau Joseph-Alfred Mousseau John Jones Ross |
| Preceded by | Luc Letellier de St-Just |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Rodrigue Masson |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Bonaventure |
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In office September 20, 1867 – July 25, 1879 |
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| Succeeded by | Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec for Bonaventure | |
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In office July 1, 1871 – January 7, 1874 |
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| Preceded by | Clarence Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Clovis Beauchesne |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for Bonaventure | |
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In office 1861–1866 |
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| Personal details | |
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29 January 1834 Varennes, Lower Canada |
| Died | 17 August 1897 (aged 63) New Carlisle, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Quesnel (m. 1867) |
| Residence | New Carlisle, Quebec |
| Alma mater | McGill College |
| Occupation | physician and businessman |
| Profession | politician |
| Cabinet | Receiver General for Canada (1873) |
| Religion | Christian |
Théodore Robitaille, PC (29 January 1834 – 17 August 1897) was a Canadian physician, politician, and the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Born in Varennes, Lower Canada, the son of Louis-Adolphe Robitaille (pronounced "ro-bee-tah-yeh") and Marie-Justine Monjeau, he was baptized as Louis-François-Christophe-Théodore. A physician, he graduated from McGill College in 1858 and settled in New Carlisle, Quebec. In 1861, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada for the riding of Bonaventure. In 1867, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons. A Conservative he was re-elected in 1872, an 1873 ministerial by-election, 1874, and 1878. In 1873, he was appointed Receiver General.
In 1871, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec in Bonaventure and served until 1874 when holding a federal and provincial seat was abolished. From 1879 to 1884, he was the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. Notably, during his tenure he commissioned Calixa Lavallée and Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier to prepare the music and French lyrics to what would become Canada's national anthem, O Canada. In 1885, he was appointed to the Senate representing the senatorial division of Gulf, Quebec. He served until his death in New Carlisle, Quebec in 1897.
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