Robert Gladstone

Robert William Gladstone (13 September 1879 1 June 1951) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Oxford, Ontario and became a manager, manufacturer and teacher by career.

Robert Gladstone
Member of Parliament
for Wellington South
In office
October 1935  April 1949
Preceded byHugh Guthrie
Succeeded byHenry Alfred Hosking
Personal details
Born
Robert William Gladstone

(1879-09-13)13 September 1879
Oxford, Ontario, Canada
Died1 June 1951(1951-06-01) (aged 71)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Lyons
m. 10 January 1912[1]
Professionmanager, manufacturer, teacher

After an unsuccessful attempt to win Wellington South in the 1925 federal election, he was elected to Parliament there in the 1935 election. He was re-elected in 1940 and 1945. He was appointed to the Senate in September 1949 thus leaving the House of Commons. He remained in the Senate until his death at Ottawa Civic Hospital on 1 June 1951 due to a heart condition. He was survived by his wife and a son.[2]

Electoral record

1925 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
ConservativeHugh GUTHRIE9,09652.916.3
LiberalRobert William GLADSTONE8,08847.111.1
Total valid votes 17,184100.0
1935 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert William GLADSTONE8,84052.45.4
ConservativeHugh GUTHRIE5,85434.7-18.3
Co-operative CommonwealthCharles Elgin FULTON1,5789.49.4
ReconstructionFrederick NEALE5923.53.5
Total valid votes 16,864100.0
1940 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert William GLADSTONE8,11546.9-5.5
IndependentCharles Leroy AUSTEN5,07329.329.3
ConservativeHugh GUTHRIE4,12123.8-10.9
Total valid votes 17,309100.0
1945 Canadian federal election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalRobert William GLADSTONE8,48445.2-1.7
Progressive ConservativeCharles Patrick MCTAGUE7,66540.817.1
Co-operative CommonwealthHarold DUNK2,35512.612.6
CommunistJames OLDHAM2681.41.4
Total valid votes 18,772100.0

References

  1. Normandin, G. Pierre (1947). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. The Canadian Press (2 June 1951). "Robert W. Gladstone / Guelph Senator Was Ex-Member Of Parliament". The Globe and Mail. p. 11.


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