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Sir Rodmond Palen ROBLIN, K.C.M.G.

Sir Rodmond Palen ROBLIN, K.C.M.G.[1]

Male 1853 - 1937  (84 years)

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  • Name Rodmond Palen ROBLIN  [2, 3, 4] 
    Prefix Sir 
    Suffix K.C.M.G. 
    Birth 15 Feb 1853  Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 1037F87559B74D23B8598C55974238B7EE69 
    Education Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Albert College 
    Occupation Minister of Agriculture and Railways 
    Occupation Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Reeve of Dufferin 
    Occupation Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    School Trustee 
    Occupation Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Warden of Dufferin 
    Occupation 1877  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Grain Merchant 
    Residence 1877  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Occupation 1881 
    Merchant 
    Residence 1881  Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900-1907  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Railway Commissioner 
    Occupation 1900-1911  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Minister of Agriculture 
    Occupation 1911-1913  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Provincial Secretary 
    Occupation 1900-1915  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    President of the Council 
    Occupation 1905-1915  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Provincial Lands Commissioner 
    Occupation 1908-1915  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Railway Commissioner 
    Occupation 29 Oct 1900-12 May 1915  Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Premier of Manitoba 
    Death 16 Feb 1937  Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7359  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Apr 2024 

    Father James Platt ROBLIN,   b. 20 Nov 1823, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1917, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Deborah Ann KOTCHAPAW,   b. 12 May 1830   d. 17 Nov 1898, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 30 Nov 1851  Picton Methodist Church, Picton, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F1357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Adelaide DEMILLE,   b. 12 Feb 1853, Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1928, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 13 Sep 1875  Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Wilfred Laurier ROBLIN,   b. 29 Sep 1878, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1952 (Age 73 years)
     2. James Platt ROBLIN,   b. 1883   d. 16 Jan 1890, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 7 years)
     3. Arthur Bettram ROBLIN,   b. 5 Feb 1885, Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1950 (Age 64 years)
     4. George Aubrey ROBLIN,   b. 6 Jun 1887, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941 (Age 53 years)
     5. Charles Dufferin ROBLIN,   b. 10 Aug 1892, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1973 (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F2367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

    Family 2 Ethel M LEGGETT,   b. 1878   d. 1962 (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 5 Feb 1929  Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Marriage Notes for RODMOND ROBLIN and ETHEL LEGGETT: -Globe & Mail Wednesday, February 6, 1929 : Los Angeles Feb 5 - Sir Rodman T. Roblin, Canadain Financier and former Premier of Manitoba and Miss Ethel M Leggett of Los Angeles were married at the Wilshire Congregational Church here at noon today. More than 100 guests attended the ceremony, which was extremely simple.
    Family ID F2368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1853 - Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Albert College - - Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Reeve of Dufferin - - Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - School Trustee - - Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Warden of Dufferin - - Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 13 Sep 1875 - Demorestville, Sophiasburgh Township, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Grain Merchant - 1877 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1877 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Railway Commissioner - 1900-1907 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Minister of Agriculture - 1900-1911 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Provincial Secretary - 1911-1913 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - President of the Council - 1900-1915 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Provincial Lands Commissioner - 1905-1915 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Railway Commissioner - 1908-1915 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Premier of Manitoba - 29 Oct 1900-12 May 1915 - Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 5 Feb 1929 - Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Feb 1937 - Hot Springs, Garland, Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Rodmond Palen Roblin.jpg    		Rodmond Palen Roblin.jpg
    Rodmond Palen Roblin ca 1910.jpg    		Rodmond Palen Roblin ca 1910.jpg

  • 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 [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S150] Rosalyn Insley, Rosalyn Insley.

    2. [S588] 1881 Canadian Census.

    3. [S292] 1906 Census of the Northwest Provinces of Canada.

    4. [S293] John Blythe Dobson, Ancestor Table for the Hon. Duff Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, (URL: http://cybrary.uwinnipeg.ca/people/dobson/Manitobiana/issues/001.cfm).

    5. [S926] Rodmond Roblin Wikipedia Article, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodmond_P._Roblin#cite_note-0 : June 1 2010), ) (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S181] Jane Lovell, Jane Lovell Email.


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