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Robert Hill Myers (March 30, 1856 – November 16, 1921) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in
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. He represented Minnedosa from 1892 to 1903 in the
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as a Liberal. He was born in Oxford County,
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, the son of Robert Myers, a native of England, and Margaret Hill, a native of Scotland. Myers was educated at the Collegiate Institute in Stratford and at
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. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1880, then moved to Manitoba in 1882 and was called to the Manitoba bar the following year. In 1885, Myers married Annie McLeod. He practised law briefly in
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and Brandon before settling in Minnedosa, where he was in practice for 21 years. In January 1903, he was named county court judge for Winnipeg. Myers died in Winnipeg at the age of 65. His former home in Minnedosa was designated a Manitoba Municipal Heritage site in 1986.


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1856 births 1922 deaths Manitoba Liberal Party MLAs Judges in Manitoba People from Oxford County, Ontario Osgoode Hall Law School alumni 19th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba {{Manitoba-MLA-stub