Robert Fair was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 farmer and federal politician.

Born in Keelognes, Ireland, Fair ran as a Social Credit

Social Credit Party of Canada

The Social Credit Party of Canada was a conservative-populist political party in Canada that promoted social credit theories of monetary reform...

 candidate was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons

Canadian House of Commons

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 in the 1935 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1935

The Canadian federal election of 1935 was held on October 14, 1935 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 18th Parliament of Canada. The Liberal Party of William Lyon Mackenzie King won a majority government, defeating Prime Minister R.B. Bennett's Conservative Party.The central...

 defeating incumbent Member of Parliament Henry Elvins Spencer

Henry Elvins Spencer

Henry Elvins Spencer was a Canadian politician.Born in England, Spencer worked as a printer and publisher in Paris from 1906 to 1907 before emigrating to Canada in 1908. Settling in Alberta, he worked as a farmer. From 1917 to 1921, he was the provincial secretary of the United Farmers of Alberta...

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Fair ran for re-election to his 5th term in office in the 1953 Canadian federal election

Canadian federal election, 1953

The Canadian federal election of 1953 was held on August 10 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 22nd Parliament of Canada. Prime Minister Louis St...

. His district was merged so he ran in the new Battle River—Camrose

Battle River—Camrose

Battle River—Camrose was a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1968.This riding was created in 1952 from parts of Battle River, and Camrose ridings...

electoral district for that election, he won easily defeating a field of 4 other candidates. Fair died while still in office on November 1, 1954.