Crawford was born in Port Glasgow, the son of Andrew Crawford. After receiving his education at Greenock, he came to Canada in 1849. He initially farmed at the Island of Montreal, but would later gain employment with the Hudson's Bay Company as a clerk in 1854. He earned a commission in 1867 as Chief Trader at Lindsay, Ontario, then worked as Chief Trader or Factor at Nipigon, Ontario, Red Rock, Ontario and Fort Chimo until 1877 when he retired.[2] He moved to Brockville, Ontario where he lived until 1882, when he moved west to Indian Head, North West Territories. At Indian Head he operated a general store, Crawford & Robinson.[3] He married Elizabeth Miles, the daughter of Robert Seaborn Miles, a fellow Hudson's Bay Company employee, in August 1863.[4] He resided at Indian Head where he operated his store and was also the postmaster. During the 1885 North-West Rebellion, he was Paymaster to the Commissariat and Transport Service.[5]
He was elected in 1886 to the Council of the North West Territories, trigged by the resignation of Thomas Wesley Jackson. Crawford retired at the next election, in 1888.
^Robertson, John Palmerston (1887), A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North-West Territories, Winnipeg, Manitoba: The Call Printing Company, retrieved 19 February 2014
^Gemmill, John Alexander; Mackintosh, Charles Herbert (1887). The Canadian Parliamentary Companion. p. 379. ISBN9780665329593. Retrieved 19 February 2014. MArshallsay charles 1843.
October 27, 2023
robert, crawford, canadian, politician, robert, crawford, august, 1834, september, 1897, scottish, born, canadian, politician, served, council, northwest, territories, appelle, from, 1886, 1888, robert, crawfordmember, council, northwest, territories, appellei. Robert Crawford 11 August 1834 22 September 1897 was a Scottish born Canadian politician He served on the 1st Council of the Northwest Territories for Qu Appelle from 1886 to 1888 1 Robert CrawfordMember of the Council of the Northwest Territories for Qu AppelleIn office 14 October 1886 30 June 1888Preceded byThomas Wesley JacksonSucceeded byWilliam SutherlandPersonal detailsBorn 1834 08 11 11 August 1834Port Glasgow ScotlandDied22 September 1897 1897 09 22 aged 63 Indian Head North West TerritoriesPolitical partyIndependentOccupationmerchant postmasterCrawford was born in Port Glasgow the son of Andrew Crawford After receiving his education at Greenock he came to Canada in 1849 He initially farmed at the Island of Montreal but would later gain employment with the Hudson s Bay Company as a clerk in 1854 He earned a commission in 1867 as Chief Trader at Lindsay Ontario then worked as Chief Trader or Factor at Nipigon Ontario Red Rock Ontario and Fort Chimo until 1877 when he retired 2 He moved to Brockville Ontario where he lived until 1882 when he moved west to Indian Head North West Territories At Indian Head he operated a general store Crawford amp Robinson 3 He married Elizabeth Miles the daughter of Robert Seaborn Miles a fellow Hudson s Bay Company employee in August 1863 4 He resided at Indian Head where he operated his store and was also the postmaster During the 1885 North West Rebellion he was Paymaster to the Commissariat and Transport Service 5 He was elected in 1886 to the Council of the North West Territories trigged by the resignation of Thomas Wesley Jackson Crawford retired at the next election in 1888 Electoral results edit1886 election edit 14 October 1886 by election 1 Name Vote Robert Crawford 332 53 38 George Davidson 290 46 62 Total Votes 622 100 References edit a b North West Territories Council and Legislative Assembly 1876 1905 PDF Saskatchewan Archives Archived from the original PDF on 28 September 2007 Retrieved 30 September 2007 HBCo Biographical Sheet https www gov mb ca chc archives hbca biographical c crawford robert pdf Robertson John Palmerston 1887 A political manual of the province of Manitoba and the North West Territories Winnipeg Manitoba The Call Printing Company retrieved 19 February 2014 Leeds amp Grenville 1863 Gemmill John Alexander Mackintosh Charles Herbert 1887 The Canadian Parliamentary Companion p 379 ISBN 9780665329593 Retrieved 19 February 2014 MArshallsay charles 1843 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Crawford Canadian politician amp oldid 1085059100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
