Robert Henry Pooley

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Robert Henry Pooley (September 19, 1878^[1] – June 23, 1954^[2]) was a lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1912 to 1937 as a Conservative. Pooley was interim leader of the party from August 1924 to November 1926.

He was born in Esquimalt,^[1] the son of Charles Edward Pooley, and was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, England. Pooley practised law in Victoria from 1896. In 1904, he married Laura Loewen.^[3] Pooley was Leader of the Opposition in the assembly from 1924 to 1928.^[4] He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney-General from 1928 to 1933.^[1] Pooley died in Victoria at the age of 75.^[2]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Fort Victoria Brick Project Name List". City of Victoria. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
↑ Parker, C. W (1913). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. p. 666. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
↑ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-". BC Legislature. Retrieved 2011-07-20.

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Name	Pooley, Robert Henry
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Short description	Canadian politician
Date of birth	1878-09-19
Place of birth
Date of death	1954-06-23
Place of death

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