Robert
Alexander
(Bobby)
Laidlaw
Born in Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Laidlaw
and Jessie (Cameron) Laidlaw
Brother of
Walter C Laidlaw
Husband of
Julia Isabel (Cayley) Laidlaw
— married
12 Feb 1913 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Laidlaw and Jeffery Cayley Laidlaw
Died
at age 90
in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2015
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Biography
Robert, born in 1886, was the son of Robert Laidlaw and Jessie Cameron. [1]
In 1913 he married Julia Cayley in Toronto, Ontario. [2]
Robert was a successful businessman who joined his father's company, the R Laidlaw Lumber Company Ltd, and worked in other Canadian corporations. He was a philanthropist, making major contributions to health, educational and cultural entities, including the University of Toronto, the Canadian National Ballet School and the National Ballet of Canada. In 1949 he established a charitable foundation, the Laidlaw Foundation. He passed away in 1976. [3] [4].
"Mr Laidlaw and his two sons, Nicholas and Roderick, gave more than 11 million dollars to the foundation out of a family fortune made from the R Laidlaw Lumber Company."[5].
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Sources
- ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMZ1-G2R : 8 August 2017), Robert Alexander Laidlaw, 10 Jan 1886; citing Birth, Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,845,882.
- ↑ "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27ZY-KWG : 10 April 2015), Robert Alexander Laidlaw and Julia Isobel Cayley, 12 Feb 1913; citing registration , Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,976,332.
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Jamie Laidlaw, Friday, January 23, 2015.
- ↑ Photo of memorial consulted at findagrave.com on 30 September 2017
- ↑ Wikipedia
See also:
- Burke's Peerage
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Categories: Barrie, Ontario | Toronto, Ontario
As a kid, I remember visiting the Laidlaw summer estate on Lake Simcoe.
I won't mention the motivation for his donations to the ballet :^)