Robert Doull | |
Constituency Mp: | Pictou |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Term Start: | 1872 |
Term End: | 1874 |
Term Start2: | 1878 |
Term End2: | 1882 |
Birth Date: | 1828 |
Birth Place: | Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland |
Death Date: | December 9, 1906 |
Party: | Liberal-Conservative |
Robert Doull (1828 - December 9, 1906) was a Scottish-born Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Pictou in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.
He was born in Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland, the son of John Doull and Jane Craig,[1] and came to Nova Scotia with his parents while still an infant. In 1852, he married Janet Crichton. Doull was a lieutenant-colonel for the Pictou County militia. He served as treasurer for the county for 15 years and was a director of the Pictou Bank.[2] Doull was defeated in 1874 but then ran successfully for a federal seat in 1878. In 1888, he moved to Craven, Northwest Territories.[1]