Robert Alexander Mulholland
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Robert Alexander Mulholland (May 16, 1860 – October 1, 1926) was an Ontario
businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative
member of the Senate of Canada from 1918 to 1926.
He was born in Alderville, Canada West in 1860, the son of Robert Mulholland
. In 1887, he married Mary Juliet Craick. He managed a branch at Port Hope
of the hardware and grocery business established by his father and Peter Brown. Mulholland served as mayor of Port Hope from 1910 to 1912. He was president of the Port Hope Gas Company and was chairman of the Port Hope Harbour Commission. He was named to the Senate by Robert Laird Borden in 1918 and died in office in 1926.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada (historical)
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. Initially known as the "Liberal-Conservative Party", it dropped "Liberal" from its name in 1873, although many of its candidates continued to use this name.As a result of World War I and the...
member of the Senate of Canada from 1918 to 1926.
He was born in Alderville, Canada West in 1860, the son of Robert Mulholland
Robert Mulholland
Robert Mulholland was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Northumberland West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1886....
. In 1887, he married Mary Juliet Craick. He managed a branch at Port Hope
Port Hope, Ontario
Port Hope is a municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, about east of Toronto and about west of Kingston. It is located at the mouth of the Ganaraska River on the north shore of Lake Ontario, in the west end of Northumberland County...
of the hardware and grocery business established by his father and Peter Brown. Mulholland served as mayor of Port Hope from 1910 to 1912. He was president of the Port Hope Gas Company and was chairman of the Port Hope Harbour Commission. He was named to the Senate by Robert Laird Borden in 1918 and died in office in 1926.