Alexander D. Robertson

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Biographical Information
Family Name
Robertson
Given Name
Alexander D.
Associated Dates
1849-03-05 - 1921-01-02
Affiliation
Served during the following dates
1891-04-19;1893-00-00
Occupation
Merchant, farmer
Biography
ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER D., merchant and farmer; b. 5 March 1849 in West River, son of James Robertson of Kingsboro and Mary Jarvis of Guysborough County, NS; m. 24 February 1887 Bertha Lydia Fraser, and they had six children, Alexander, Bessie, Rhoda, Martha, Ralph, and Theodore; Baptist; d. 2 January 1921. Robertson, a Liberal, was elected to the House of Assembly in a by-election held 19 April 1891 for 1st Kings. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the general election of 1893. He was defeated in the general election of 1897. He received his early education in local schools and then at the Charlottetown Normal School. He was a merchant and farmer in the Red Point area. Alexander Robertson died 2 January 1921. Bertha Robertson, the daughter of Donald Fraser, was born ca. 1863 and died in 1950.
References
CPG 1891, 1897; Elections PEI; Guardian 21 July 1987; PARO: MNI- Census 1891: Robertson Family File.
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Title
Alexander D. Robertson
Place Published
Charlottetown, PE
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Local Identifier
leg:27720
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