He was born in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, the son of Robert Gore Irwin and Isabel Archer, and was educated there. Irwin worked for fifteen years as a travelling salesman before establishing a lumber and dry goods business at Shelburne. In 1894, he married Mary Prescott McGill. Irwin was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1917 to 1925. He died in Shelburne. His brother Harry Irwin was Hawaii Attorney General and a judge in Hawaii. His brother Fred was a physician and surgeon in Hawaii. They also had a brother named Archer.
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Allison, David; Tuck, C.E. (1916). History of Nova Scotia. Vol. III. Halifax: A.W. Bowen & Co. pp. 577–578.
Marble, Allan E. (1977). Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad: including biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians. Windsor, NS: Lancelot. p. 217. ISBN978-0-8899-9074-6.
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robert, irwin, canadian, politician, robert, irwin, january, 1865, 1941, merchant, political, figure, nova, scotia, canada, father, robert, grandy, prescott, clair, represented, shelburne, county, nova, scotia, house, assembly, from, 1906, 1925, liberal, membe. Robert Irwin January 17 1865 May 16 1941 was a merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia Canada and father of Robert Grandy and Prescott St Clair He represented Shelburne County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1906 to 1925 as a Liberal member Irwin was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1937 to 1940 Robert IrwinMLA for Shelburne CountyIn office June 20 1906 June 25 1925Serving with Moses H Nickerson Smith Nickerson Maurice Nickerson Frank E Smith Ernest Howard ArmstrongPreceded byThomas JohnstonGeorge A CoxThomas RobertsonMoses H NickersonSucceeded byErnest Reginald NickersonSpeaker of the Nova Scotia House of AssemblyIn office January 31 1917 June 25 1925Preceded byJames F EllisSucceeded byAlbert Parsons17th Lieutenant Governor of Nova ScotiaIn office April 7 1937 May 31 1940MonarchGeorge VIGovernors GeneralThe Lord TweedsmuirThe Earl of AthlonePremierAngus Lewis MacdonaldPreceded byWalter Harold CovertSucceeded byFrederick Francis MathersPersonal detailsBornJanuary 17 1865Shelburne Nova ScotiaDiedMay 16 1941 1941 05 16 aged 75 Shelburne Nova ScotiaPolitical partyLiberalResidenceShelburne Nova ScotiaOccupationsalesmanLife and career editHe was born in Shelburne Nova Scotia the son of Robert Gore Irwin and Isabel Archer and was educated there Irwin worked for fifteen years as a travelling salesman before establishing a lumber and dry goods business at Shelburne In 1894 he married Mary Prescott McGill Irwin was speaker for the provincial assembly from 1917 to 1925 He died in Shelburne His brother Harry Irwin was Hawaii Attorney General and a judge in Hawaii His brother Fred was a physician and surgeon in Hawaii They also had a brother named Archer References editAllison David Tuck C E 1916 History of Nova Scotia Vol III Halifax A W Bowen amp Co pp 577 578 Marble Allan E 1977 Nova Scotians at Home and Abroad including biographical sketches of over six hundred native born Nova Scotians Windsor NS Lancelot p 217 ISBN 978 0 8899 9074 6 nbsp nbsp This article about a Canadian viceroy is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Irwin Canadian politician amp oldid 1205884194, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
