Robert Muir (politician)
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Robert Muir (10 November 1919 – 31 August 2011) was a Canadian Member of Parliament, first in the House of Commons and later in the Senate. Muir sat in both chambers as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was born in Scotland and raised on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. Before he became a politician, he was also a miner, a union official, a salesman and a businessman during his career. He died at his home in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in 2011.
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Robert Muir | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 10 June 1957 – 24 June 1968 | |
Preceded by | William Murdoch Buchanan – Liberal |
Succeeded by | Electoral district abolished |
Constituency | Cape Breton North and Victoria |
Member of Parliament | |
In office 25 June 1968 – 26 March 1979 | |
Preceded by | Electoral district established |
Succeeded by | Russell MacLellan – Liberal |
Constituency | Cape Breton—The Sydneys |
Senator for Nova Scotia | |
In office 28 March 1979 – 10 November 1994 | |
Constituency | Cape Breton—The Sydneys |
Personal details | |
Born | (1919-11-10)10 November 1919 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 31 August 2011(2011-08-31) (aged 91) Coxheath, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Residence(s) | Coxheath, Nova Scotia |
Profession | Miner, businessman, salesman |
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