Robert Moffat (politician)
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Robert Moffat (March 5, 1844 – April 25, 1887) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1887.[1]
He was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick in 1844, the son of George Moffat, and was educated at the Academy at Annan in Scotland.[2] Moffatt became a merchant in Dalhousie, New Brunswick. In 1876, he married Margaret Sadler. He died in Teeswater, Ontario in 1887 while still in office[3] and his brother George was elected to replace him in the House of Commons.[4]
References
- ^ Robert Moffat – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1883, JA Gemmill
- ^ Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889, JA Gemmill
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