Robert Magee, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Robert Magee

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 21-May-1864

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1957

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Robert Magee

  • Robert Armstrong Magee (May 21, 1864 – January 12, 1957) was a businessman and political figure in Saskatchewan.
  • He represented Moose Mountain in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan from 1912 to 1921 as a Liberal. He was born in Ottawa County, Quebec, the son of Francis Magee, and came to Wolseley, Saskatchewan in 1883 by train.
  • Magee served as a scout during the North-West Rebellion of 1885.
  • In 1891, he married Eleanor "Daisy" Campbell; the couple were married by Reverend A.
  • Campbell, Eleanor's father.
  • He was the first mayor of Wolseley, also serving several other terms as mayor.
  • With his brother Richard and A.G.
  • Thompson, he established the Magee and Thompson Company.
  • Magee also was a local justice of the peace, a sheriff and was registrar for the Moosomin judicial district from 1921 to 1939.
  • Magee and his wife later retired to Kelowna, British Columbia.
  • He died at Shaugnessy Hospital in Vancouver.His former home in Wolseley has been designated a historical site.

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