Robert Smeaton White
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Robert Smeaton White (March 15, 1856 – December 5, 1944) was a Canadian journalist and political figure. He represented Cardwell from 1888 to 1895, Mount Royal from 1925 to 1935 and Saint-Antoine—Westmount from 1935 to 1940 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1856, the son of Thomas White, and studied at McGill University. In 1882, he married Ruth McDougall. He worked for a wholesale merchant at Montreal and then the Bank of Montreal, before joining the Montreal Gazette in 1884. White later became chief editor for the paper. In 1888, he married Annie Barclay after the death of his first wife. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1888 by-election held in Cardwell after the death of his father. In 1896, he was appointed customs collector at Montreal. White ran unsuccessfully as a member of the National Government Party in Saint-Antoine—Westmount in 1940.
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- Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament
- The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1889 JA Gemmill
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| Preceded by Thomas White |
Member of Parliament from Cardwell 1888–1895 |
Succeeded by William Stubbs |
| Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1924. |
Member of Parliament from Mount Royal 1925–1935 |
Succeeded by William Allen Walsh |
| Preceded by The electoral district was created in 1933. |
Member of Parliament from Saint-Antoine—Westmount 1935–1940 |
Succeeded by Douglas Charles Abbott |
