Frederick Robertson (politician) explained

Frederick Robertson
Birthname:Frederick Greystock Robertson
Birth Date:1909 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Belleville, Ontario
Death Place:Cobourg, Ontario
Spouse:Margaret R. Aitkins
(m. 20 October 1936)[1]
Children:Anne Robertson, Ian Robertson, Rick Robertson
Siblings:Mac Robertson, Rosemary Robertson
Riding:Northumberland
Predecessor:Earle Drope
Successor:Ben Thompson
Term Start:June 1949
Term End:June 1957
Profession:physician
Party:Liberal

Frederick Greystock Robertson (7 March 1909  - 17 September 2002) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada.

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.

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.[2]

References

  1. Book: Normandin, Pierre G. . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1954 .
  2. Web site: Frederick Robertson . Hansard . 23 October 2002 . Parliament of Canada . 2009-06-28 .