Robert McKim | |
Office1: | Ontario MPP |
Term Start1: | 1871 |
Term End1: | 1886 |
Predecessor1: | New riding |
Successor1: | Absalom Shade Allan |
Constituency1: | Wellington West |
Term Start2: | 1867 |
Term End2: | 1871 |
Predecessor2: | Riding established |
Successor2: | John McGowan |
Constituency2: | Wellington North |
Party: | Liberal |
Birth Date: | c. 1828 |
Birth Place: | Sligo, Ireland |
Death Place: | Guelph, Ontario |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Robert McKim (c. 1828 - January 20, 1900) was an Ontario, Canada, farmer and political figure. He represented Wellington North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1872 and Wellington West from 1879 to 1886.
He was born and grew up in Sligo, Ireland. In 1852, he married Margaret Shannon. He was a justice of the peace and also served as reeve for Peel Township. McKim resigned his seat in the provincial legislature in 1874 to compete unsuccessfully in Wellington Centre for a seat in the federal parliament. He was defeated in the 1875 provincial election and reelected in 1878. In 1884, McKim turned over to the speaker of the house a large sum of money that he had been paid to vote against the government. He died in Guelph in 1900.[1]