Robert Semple
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Robert Semple is the name of:
- Robert Semple (Canada)Robert Semple (Canada)Robert Semple was Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from autumn 1815 until his death at the Battle of Seven Oaks. In May 1816, the Métis led by Cuthbert Grant thought Semple and his men were going to declare war, so they got ready. Semple and some men went to confront the Métis, and a fight...
(1777–1816), governor of the Red River Colony in Canada - Robert Semple (Medal of Honor) (1887–1943), Medal of Honor recipient
- Robert B. SempleRobert B. SempleDoctor Robert Baylor Semple was a 19th-century Californian newspaperman & politician.A newspaperman in Kentucky, he came west over the California Trail with Lansford Hastings in 1845, before the gold rush. During the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt, he led the Americans around Sutter's Fort in the...
, a California newspaperman & politician, who helped found Benicia, California - Robert B. Semple, Jr.Robert B. Semple, Jr.Robert B. Semple, Jr. is the associate editor of The New York Times editorial page, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist....
, 1996 Pulitzer Prize winner - Bob SempleBob SempleRobert "Bob" Semple was a union leader and later Minister of Public Works for the first Labour Government of New Zealand....
(1873–1955), New Zealand politician - Robert James Semple, Irish missionary, first husband of Aimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPhersonAimee Semple McPherson , also known as Sister Aimee, was a Canadian-American Los Angeles, California evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s. She founded the Foursquare Church...