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Robert Oades
Robert (William) Oades, trumpeter, teacher, administrator (born 7 August 1924 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England; died 25 April 2013 in Ottawa, ON).
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Robert Oliver Sweezey
Robert Oliver Sweezey, engineer, promoter (b at Trois-Rivières, Qué 8 Dec 1883; d at Montréal 13 May 1968). Sweezey was the promoter and president of the massive Beauharnois Light, Heat and Power Corp and of other hydroelectric, forestry and transportation endeavours.
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Robert Palmer Howard
Robert Palmer Howard, physician, educator, medical administrator (b at Montréal 12 Jan 1823; d there 28 Mar 1889). Best remembered as a superb teacher, Howard combined enthusiasm with sincerity and dignity, inspiring his pupils with his own zeal and love for medicine.
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Robert Paquette
Robert Paquette. Singer-songwriter, actor, radio and TV host, b Sudbury, Ont, 2 Jul 1949. He studied French literature at Laurentian University in Sudbury. While composing songs, he played in an Ontario rock group, Marketville Riot.
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Robert Piché
Robert Piché, civil aviation pilot (b at Mont-Joli 5 Nov 1952). The career of Captain Robert Piché has certainly not been a long smooth flight; the pilot was trained "the hard way" and in often extreme conditions.
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Robert Pim Butchart
Robert Pim Butchart, industrialist (b at Owen Sound, Canada W 30 Mar 1856; d at Victoria 27 Oct 1943). Educated in Owen Sound, he joined his father's hardware business. In 1888 he began the Owen Sound Portland Cement Co. He moved
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Robert Porter Tinsley Jr
Robert Porter (Buddy) Tinsley, Jr, football player (born 16 August 1924 in Damon, Texas; died 14 September 2011 in Winnipeg, MB).
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Robert Pounder
Robert (Martin) Pounder. Teacher, organist, pianist, b Moose Jaw, Sask, 28 Nov 1913, d Edmonton 18 Dec 1996; ATCM 1934, LRSM 1935. He studied with Esme Rose, Minnie Ruttan Armstrong, Sigismund Stojowski, and Boris Roubakine.
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Robert Prescott
Robert Prescott, soldier, colonial administrator (born circa 1726 in Lancashire, England; died 21 December 1815 in Rose Green, West Sussex, England). Prescott served in the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. He was governor-in-chief of the Canadas (Upper and Lower Canada), New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and commander of forces in British North America from 1797 to 1807. The town of Prescott was named in his honour.
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Robert Ramsay Wright
Robert Ramsay Wright, zoologist, educator (b at Alloa, Scot 23 Sept 1852; d at Droitwich Spa, Eng 6 Sept 1933).
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Robert Rankin
Rankin, Robert, timber merchant, shipowner (b in parish of Mearns, Scot 31 May 1801; d in Cheshire, Eng 3 June 1870).
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Robert Reginald Whale
Robert Reginald Whale, painter (b at Altarnum, Cornwall County, Eng 1805; d at Brantford, Ont 1887). Whale was one of the first professional artists to work in what is now southwestern Ontario.
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Robert Rogers
Robert Rogers, author, army officer (b at Methuen, Mass 8 Nov 1731; d at London, Eng 18 May 1795).
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Robert Rogers
Robert (Garland) Rogers. Pianist, teacher, b Carberry, near Brandon, Man, 15 Sep 1936, d Vancouver 16 Jan 2008; BA (British Columbia) 1957, MA (Washington) 1960.
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