Sir Robert Frederic Stupart, (October 24, 1857 – September 27, 1940) was a Canadian

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. Born in

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, the son of Robert Douglas Stupart, of the

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, and Eliza Lee, Stupart graduated from

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and joined the

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in 1872. Stupart was a senior inspector and probability officer at the Toronto Observatory. In 1894, he was appointed superintendent and director of the meteorological service and was appointed director of the

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. He retired in 1929. In 1916, he was created a

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in recognition of his services. In 1901, he was made a Fellow of the

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. He was a member of the

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and served as its president from 1901 to 1903. He served as president of the

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from 1922 to 1923. Stupart married Marion Dallas in 1886. They had three sons and one daughter. Their son, Frederic Gustavus Stupart, was killed in

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fighting during the

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on October 22, 1916.

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