Robert Nelson Walsh (October 6, 1864 – December 31, 1938) was a

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politician. Born in

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, Walsh was educated at the Huntingdon Academy and

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. A veterinary surgeon, he was for twelve years a Town Councillor in Huntingdon and Mayor for six years. He has been Warden of the county and served on the School Board. He was elected to the

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in the 1904 federal election for the Quebec riding of

after being defeated in the 1900 election. A

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, he was defeated in

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and again in

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* 1864 births 1938 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Mayors of Huntingdon, Quebec McGill University alumni Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Anglophone Quebec people 20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada {{Quebec-mayor-stub