Robert Herbert McElroy explained

Robert McElroy
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1907
Term End1:1919
Predecessor1:George Kidd
Successor1:Robert Grant
Constituency1:Carleton
Party:Conservative
Birth Date:27 January 1860
Birth Place:Richmond, Canada West
Death Place:Ottawa, Ontario
Occupation:Merchant

Robert Herbert McElroy (January 27, 1860  - January 20, 1920) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented Carleton in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1907 to 1919.

He was born in Richmond, Canada West, the son of Henry McElroy, and educated in Richmond and at the Ottawa Collegiate Institute. In 1887, he married Helen E. Baird. McElroy owned a general store, operated a flour mill and was a grain dealer. He served as reeve for Richmond from 1897 to 1903. McElroy was elected to the provincial assembly in a 1907 by-election held after the death of George Nelson Kidd. He also served as a director for the Central Canada Exhibition. McElroy was named registrar for Carleton County in 1919. He died of pneumonia at his home in Ottawa in 1920.

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