Robert Paton (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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About Robert Paton (politician)
- Robert Paton (October 10, 1839 – June 17, 1917) was an Ontario farmer, merchant and political figure.
- He represented Simcoe Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal from 1890 to 1898. He was born in Halton County, Upper Canada in 1839, the son of Peter Paton.
- The family later moved to New Lowell in Simcoe County, where his father became the first postmaster.
- Paton was involved in the lumber trade, farming and raising livestock in partnership with his uncle Robert Hay.
- In 1866, he married Amelia Anne Dewar.
- He served as reeve of Sunnidale Township from 1874 to 1888 and was warden for Simcoe County in 1885.
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