Robert Beith Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Robert Beith
Constituency Mp:Durham West
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor1:Edward Blake
Successor1:Charles Jonas Thornton
Term Start1:1891
Term End1:1900
Predecessor2:Charles Jonas Thornton
Successor2:Henry Alfred Ward
Term Start2:1902
Term End2:1904
Birth Date:May 17, 1843
Birth Place:Darlington Township, Canada West
Death Date:January 26, 1922
Nationality:Canadian
Party:Liberal Party
Occupation:farmer

Robert Beith (May 17, 1843, in Darlington Township, Canada West – January 26, 1922) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Member of the Liberal Party in 1891 to represent the riding of Durham West. He was re-elected in 1896 then lost in 1900 but re-elected in 1902 after the previous election was declared void on October 6, 1901. He was appointed to the senate of Canada by Sir Wilfrid Laurier on January 15, 1907, to represent the senate division of Bowmanville, Ontario. In Bowmanville, Beith was the owner of Waverley Stables and Stock Farm[1] located on present day Waverley Road.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The origin of Bowmanville's Waverley Road name fuzzy. 2015-03-06. DurhamRegion.com. en-CA. 2019-05-16.