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Preceded by Edward Barron Chandler |
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick February 11, 1880 – November 10, 1885 |
Succeeded by Samuel Leonard Tilley |
Preceded by William H. Street |
Mayors of Saint John 1849 – 1850 |
Succeeded by Henry Chubb |
Robert Duncan Wilmot was a businessman, politician, lieutenant governor and one of the Fathers of Confederation. Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, in 1809, he was the son of John Wilmot and Susanna Wiggins. In 1833 he married Susannah Mowat and they had seven children. He died in 1891 at "Belmont," his estate in Sunbury County, New Brunswick.
Robert Duncan Wilmot, homme d’affaires, homme politique et fonctionnaire, né le 16 octobre 1809 à Fredericton, fils de John Wilmot et Susanna Wiggins; le 17 décembre 1833, il épousa Susannah Mowat et ils eurent sept enfants ; décédé le 13 février 1891 dans son domaine, Belmont, comté de Sunbury, Nouveau-Brunswick.[1]
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After attending local schools in Saint John, New Brunswick, R.D. joined his father’s mercantile and shipping business. From 1835 to 1840, he and Susan lived in Liverpool, England, where Robert represented the firm. On their return, he entered politics, serving as the mayor of Saint John in 1849-50 and in the Legislative Assembly for seventeen years.
Although once opposed to Confederation, he changed his mind and was a delegate to the London Conference in 1866. In 1867, he became one of Canada’s first senators and was Speaker of the Senate in 1878. Two years later, he was asked to be lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick, a position he held for five years.[2]
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