Robert Doull

Robert Doull
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Pictou
In office
1872–1874
In office
1878–1882
Personal details
Born 1828
Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Died December 9, 1906
Political party Liberal-Conservative

Robert Doull (1828 December 9, 1906) was a Scottish-born Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Pictou in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.[1]

He was born in Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland,[1] the son of John Doull and Jane Craig,[2] and came to Nova Scotia with his parents while still an infant. In 1852, he married Janet Crichton. Doull was a lieutenant-colonel for the Pictou County militia. He served as treasurer for the county for 15 years and was a director of the Pictou Bank.[3] Doull was defeated in 1874 but then ran successfully for a federal seat in 1878.[1] In 1888, he moved to Craven, Northwest Territories.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Robert Doull – Parliament of Canada biography
  2. 1 2 Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
  3. CH Mackintosh. "The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880".


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