Robert Macpherson (Canadian politician)

Robert Macpherson (December 11, 1853[1] – 1929)[2] was a Scottish-born carpenter, builder and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver City in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1894 to 1900.

For the Canadian MP from British Columbia, see Robert George Macpherson.

He was born in Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland, the son of Ritchie Macpherson, and was educated there. Macpherson came to Manitoba in 1882 and then moved to Vancouver in 1888. In 1894, he married Jane Elizabeth Sinclair (1863–1955).[1][2]

Macpherson was nominated by the Nationalist Party, known as British Columbia's "first real labor party".[3] He was elected in 1894 and 1898, to represent Vancouver City.[4]

He was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1900.[5]

Macpherson died in 1929 and is interred in Burnaby, British Columbia.[2]

References
  1. Gemmill, John A (1897). The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897. p. 374. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  2. Robert Macpherson at Find a Grave
  3. McDonald, Robert A J; Barman, Jean (1986). Vancouver past: essays in social history. UBC Press. p. 59. ISBN 0-7748-0256-1. Retrieved 2011-08-11.
  4. Encyclopedia of BC, p. 486
  5. "Electoral History of British Columbia, 1871-1986" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved 2011-07-27.


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