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Rodmond Roblin

Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin
KCMG
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9th Premier of Manitoba
In office
October 29, 1900 – May 12, 1915
Monarch Victoria
Edward VII
George V
Lieutenant Governor Daniel Hunter McMillan
Douglas Cameron
Preceded by Hugh John Macdonald
Succeeded by Tobias Norris
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Dufferin
In office
March 12, 1888 – July 23, 1892
Preceded by District created
Succeeded by District eliminated
In office
July 20, 1903 – August 6, 1915
Preceded by District recreated
Succeeded by Edward August
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Woodlands
In office
January 15, 1896 – July 20, 1903
Preceded by Hugh Armstrong
Succeeded by District abolished
Personal details
Born (1853-02-15)February 15, 1853
Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward County, Canada West
Died February 16, 1937(1937-02-16) (aged 84)
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Spouse(s) Adelaide DeMille
(1853–1928 m. 1875)
Ethel Leggett
(1878–1962 m. 1929)
Relations Dufferin Roblin (grandson)
Children Frederick Roblin
(1876–?)
Wilfrid Laurier Roblin
(1878–1952)
James Platt Roblin
(1883–1890)
Arthur Bettram Roblin
(1885–1950)
George Aubrey Roblin
(1887–1941)
Charles Dufferin Roblin
(1892–1973)
Alma mater Albert College
Occupation businessman
Profession politician
Cabinet President of the Council
(1900–1915)
Railway Commissioner
(1900–1907)
Minister of Agriculture
(1900–1911)
Provincial Lands Commissioner
(1905–1915)
Railway Commissioner
(1908–1915)
Provincial Secretary
(1911–1913)

Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin, KCMG (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada .

Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Roblin family was established in Sophiasburgh by Loyalist farmers Philip and Elizabeth Roblin from Smith's Clove (now known as Monroe) in Orange County, New York. He was educated at Albert College in Belleville, arrived in Winnipeg in 1877, and worked as a grain merchant. Roblin served as reeve of Dufferin for five years and as warden for two, and was also a school trustee in the community.

He entered provincial politics in the 1886 Manitoba election, running as a Liberal Party candidate against Conservative cabinet minister David H. Wilson in the constituency of Dufferin North. He lost this race by five votes, but won a subsequent by-election held on May 12, 1888.

The by-election took place shortly after Thomas Greenway was inaugurated as Manitoba's first Liberal premier. Roblin was a supporter of Greenway in this period, and was re-elected by acclamation when the new premier called another provincial election for July 1888.


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