Frederick Robertson (politician)
Frederick Greystock Robertson (7 March 1909 – 17 September 2002) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.
Frederick Robertson | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Northumberland | |
| In office June 1949 – June 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Earle Drope |
| Succeeded by | Ben Thompson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Frederick Greystock Robertson 7 March 1909 Belleville, Ontario |
| Died | 17 September 2002 (aged 93) Cobourg, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret R. Aitkins (m. 20 October 1936)[1] |
| Children | Anne Robertson, Ian Robertson, Rick Robertson |
| Profession | physician |
Robertson was born in Belleville, Ontario and became a physician after receiving his MD degree at the University of Toronto. After working as a doctor in Cobourg, Ontario, he left his practice in July 1948 to work in the canning industry, eventually owning and managing the Cobourg-based Robertson Packers.[1]
He was first elected to Parliament at the Northumberland riding in the 1949 general election and was re-elected for a second term in 1953. Robertson was defeated by Ben Thompson of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.
Robertson's father, William George Robertson, was a Liberal member of the Ontario Legislature between 1926 and 1929.[1][2]
References
- Normandin, Pierre G. (1954). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- "Frederick Robertson". Hansard. Parliament of Canada. 23 October 2002. Retrieved 28 June 2009.