Robert Roy Downie Explained

Robert Roy Downie
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1943
Term End1:1945
Predecessor1:Charles Oliver Fairbank
Successor1:Charles Janes
Constituency1:Lambton East
Party:Liberal
Birth Date:19 March 1896
Birth Place:Clachan, Oxford Township
Occupation:Farmer

Robert Roy Downie (March 19, 1896  - 1985) was a farmer and politician in Ontario, Canada. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1943 to 1945 as a Liberal.

The son of John Downie and Mary Anne Wootton, he was born in Clachan, Oxford Township and was educated in Oxford township. In 1920, Downie married Florence Kathleen Trestain. Downie served in the Canadian army during World War I. He was warden for Lambton County in 1936.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Normandin, A L. Canadian Parliamentary Guide . 1944 .