Robert MacFarlane
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For the person involved in the Iran-Contra Affair, see Robert McFarlane.
Robert MacFarlane (March 23, 1835-June 1, 1872) was a lawyer and Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Perth South from 1867 to 1872.
He was born in Pakenham in Upper Canada in 1835. In 1862, he ran unsuccessfully against Thomas Mayne Daly in a by-election in Perth County; in 1863, he defeated Daly and represented Perth in the 8th Parliament of the Province of Canada. When the county was split into two parts after Confederation, he was elected in the south riding. He died white still in office in 1872.