1856–1926

Introduction

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Born: No­vem­ber 15, 1856, Ha­mil­ton, On­tar­io, Ca­na­da.

Died: Au­gust 20, 1926, Lac Mem­phré­ma­gog, Qué­bec, Ca­na­da.

Buried: Ci­me­ti­ère Mont-Roy­al, Outre­mont, Mon­tre­al, Qué­bec, Ca­na­da.

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Biography

Robert was the son of Will­iam Park Weir and He­len Craig Smith.

Educated as a teach­er and law­yer, he was con­sid­ered one of the lead­ing ex­perts of the day on Qué­bec’s mu­ni­ci­pal ci­vil law.

He was ap­point­ed a mu­ni­ci­pal court judge and a judge for the Ex­cheq­uer Court of Ca­na­da.

Sources

Lyrics

  1. O Ca­na­da