Robert James Watson (February 23, 1846 – October 16, 1931) was a Canadian politician. Born in Saint John,

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, he was educated at a Public School and Hamilton University. A farmer, he ran unsuccessfully in the

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riding of Muskoka and Parry Sound for the

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1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

. He was elected in the 1904 election for the riding of

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. A Liberal, he was defeated in

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. A

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, he married Carrie Schoby on April 23, 1878.

References

The Canadian Parliament; biographical sketches and photo-engravures of the senators and members of the House of Commons of Canada. Being the tenth Parliament, elected November 3, 1904

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* 1846 births 1931 deaths Canadian Presbyterians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub