Robert Doull
Robert Doull | |
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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 House of Commons of Canada 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]
Electoral history
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,328 | ![]() | |||||
Conservative | James McDonald | 2,327 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,122 | ||||||
Unknown | J. Kitchen | 2,011 | ||||||
Source: Canadian Elections Database[4] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,178 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,124 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,123 | ||||||
Conservative | James McDonald | 2,110 | ||||||
Source(s) "General Election (1874-01-22)". Elections and Candidates. Library of Parliament. Retrieved 24 August 2024. |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | Elected | |||||
Conservative | James McDonald | 2,747 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal–Conservative | Robert Doull | 2,681 | ![]() | |||||
Liberal | James William Carmichael | 2,433 | ||||||
Liberal | John A. Dawson | 2,378 |
References
- ^ a b c Robert Doull – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ CH Mackintosh. "The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880".
- ^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.
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