| Name |
Sir Rodmond Palen ROBLIN, K.C.M.G. [2, 3, 4] |
| Prefix |
Sir |
| Suffix |
K.C.M.G. |
| Born |
15 Feb 1853 |
Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada [5] |
| Albert College |
| Occupation |
Minister of Agriculture and Railways |
| Occupation |
Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Reeve of Dufferin |
| Occupation |
Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| School Trustee |
| Occupation |
Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Warden of Dufferin |
| Occupation |
1877 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Grain Merchant |
| Residence |
1877 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Occupation |
1881 |
| Merchant |
| Residence |
1881 |
Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation |
1900-1907 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Railway Commissioner |
| Occupation |
1900-1911 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Minister of Agriculture |
| Occupation |
1911-1913 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Provincial Secretary |
| Occupation |
1900-1915 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| President of the Council |
| Occupation |
1905-1915 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Provincial Lands Commissioner |
| Occupation |
1908-1915 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Railway Commissioner |
| Occupation |
29 Oct 1900-12 May 1915 |
Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada [5] |
| Premier of Manitoba |
| _UID |
1037F87559B74D23B8598C55974238B7EE69 |
| Died |
16 Feb 1937 |
Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA |
| Notes |
- Name appears in Aaron B. Fosters teachers ledger for 1865 Dominion Elevator Company shares May 24 1897 applicant Rodman P. Roblin
-The Hon. Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, K.C.M.G., of Carman and Winnipeg, Premier of Manitoba (1900-1915), Minister of Agriculture and Railways, b. 15 Feb. 1853 in Sophiasburg Tp., Prince Edward Co., Canada West, d. 16 Feb. 1937 at Hot Springs, Arkansas.(5) In 1881 Roblin, then called a merchant, is found at Dufferin, Manitoba, with his wife and their eldest child, Wilfrid.(6) He was elected to the Manitoba Legislature as an Independent in 1888, and in 1896 he was elected as a Conservative for Woodlands. Soon afterward he was chosen leader of the party, and became Premier in 1900, by which time he was living at Winnipeg (in 1906 he was of Garry Street). He was knighted in 1912. He resigned from political life in 1915 over the scandal concerning misappropriation of materials used in the construction of the Legislative Building. He m. 13 Sept. 1875, presumably in Ontario, -From Loyal She Remains: born Sophiasburgh, Knighted 1912, Premier of Manitoba 1900-1915, grandfather of Dufferin 'Duff' Roblin moved to Winnipeg 1877 elected to legislature 1888. Conservative. Elected Oct 29 1900 -from Canadian Parliamentry Companion 1889, 1891, 1897: educated Albert College, Belleville ; grain merchant; municipal Treasurer Sophiasburg 1878-79; went to Manitoba 1880; elected Legistative Assemby for East Dufferin 12 March 1888 (bielection - acclaimed); a liberal; reelected 1892 and 1896 -premier from 1900 to 1915.He was born in Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1853 and came to Manitoba in 1877 to farm near the town of Carman. In 1889 he entered the Provincial Legislature as a Conservative and as Leader of the Opposition. In 1900, he succeeded Hugh John Macdonald as Premier, taking also the two important cabinet posts of Minister of Agriculture and Railway Commissioner. Rodmond Roblin himself was strongly opposed to women's suffrage, and there was a very public feud between himself and the suffragist leader Nellie McClung. Roblin was similarly unwilling to make dramatic changes to labour relations, or even to take steps to ensure that existing labour standards were properly enforced. --Library and Archives Canada: Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online: HARRIS, JOSEPH ... in July 1897 Harris joined with several other merchants, including Rodmond Palen Roblin, Samuel A. McGaw, and Frederick Phillips, to found the Dominion Elevator Company. With an authorized capital of $200,000, the firm quickly became one of the major grain companies in western Canada. (By 1900 it operated 64 elevators – 14 per cent of the total on the Prairies – with a combined capacity of approximately 1.8 million bushels.) Harris served as the company's vice-president until his death. Allan Levine NA, MG 28, III 56, 3. Can., Parl., Sessional papers, 1898, no.16. Toronto, Board of Trade, Annual report . . . (Toronto), 1872– 91. Winnipeg Grain and Produce Exchange, Annual Report (Winnipeg), 1890– 1900. Commercial (Winnipeg), 13 Feb. 1893; 23 Sept. 1895; 10 Sept. 1898; 14 Jan., 4 Nov. 1899; 13 Jan. 1900. Commemorative biog. record, county York. R. L. Jones, History of agriculture in Ontario, 1613– 1880 (Toronto, 1946; repr. Toronto and Buffalo, N.Y., 1977). A. [G.] Levine, The exchange: 100 years of trading grain in Winnipeg (Winnipeg, 1987).
Rodmond came to Manitoba by train and boat in 1877 to seek his fortune. He started for Tanner's Crossing (later Minnedosa), as this was a railroad division point, in an ox cart. However rain and mud changed his mind before he had traveled 10 miles. He later acquired land in the Carman area and actually named the town for a teacher that he had in Ontario. He appears in the 1881 census with his wife and one son, as a 'merchant', as residents of Dufferin Municipality. He accumulated a lot of money trading in lumber and later entered politics. He was the Premier of Manitoba between 1900 and 1915 and the current Legislative Buildings were built under his administration. The construction scandal was a major factor in his loss in the election of 1915. He had four children. Wilfred was the oldest and had no children, Charlie had four children, of which Dufferin (Duff) was the best known as he served as premier of Manitoba for many years and lost a bid to lead the federal PC party in 1967. Rodmond also had a daughter, and a son that lived for many years on a Roblin family farm on Highway 3 just south of Homewood (Manitoba). Rodmond is probably buried in Winnipeg's Elmwood Cemetery. [6]
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| Person ID |
I7359 |
Ryeland Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
26 Oct 2010 |
| Family 1 |
Adelaide DEMILLE, b. 12 Feb 1853, Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada , d. 24 Jan 1928, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada |
| Married |
13 Sep 1875 |
Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Wilfred Laurier ROBLIN, b. 29 Sep 1878, Ontario, Canada , d. 1952 |
| | 2. James Platt ROBLIN, b. 1883, d. 16 Jan 1890, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada |
| | 3. Arthur Bettram ROBLIN, b. 5 Feb 1885, Manitoba, Canada , d. 1950 |
| | 4. George Aubrey ROBLIN, b. 6 Jun 1887, Ontario, Canada , d. 1941 |
| > | 5. Charles Dufferin ROBLIN, b. 10 Aug 1892, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada , d. 1973 |
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| Last Modified |
16 Nov 2005 |
| Family ID |
F2367 |
Group Sheet |
1853 - 1937
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