Robert Smeaton White
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Robert Smeaton White | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Cardwell | |
| In office 1888–1895 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas White |
| Succeeded by | William Stubbs |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mount Royal | |
| In office 1925–1935 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1924 |
| Succeeded by | William Allen Walsh |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saint-Antoine—Westmount | |
| In office 1935–1940 | |
| Preceded by | District was created in 1933 |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Abbott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1856 Peterborough, Canada West |
| Died | 5 December 1944 (aged 88) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Occupation | Civil Servant |
| Profession | Journalist |
Robert Smeaton White (15 March 1856 – 5 December 1944) was a Canadian journalist and political figure, and civil servant. In the House of Commons of the Parliament of Canadahe represented Cardwell from 1888 to 1895, Mount Royal from 1925 to 1935 and Saint-Antoine—Westmount from 1935 to 1940 as a Conservative member.[1] He was a civil servant for almost 22 years, serving as Montreal's Collector of Customs from 1896 to 1917. He was a journalist, and became the editor of The Gazette in 1917, and remained in that position until he ran for political office again in 1925. He died at his home in Westmont, Quebec in late 1944.
He was born in Peterborough, Canada West in 1856,[1] the son of Thomas White and Esther Vine.[2] His post-secondary education was at McGill University. In 1882, he married Ruth McDougall. In 1888, he married Annie Barclay after the death of his first wife.[3] His second wife pre-deceased him on 20 October 1944.[4] He died in Westmount on 5 December 1944, at the age of 88.[5]
Journalism career
He worked for a wholesale merchant in Montreal and then the Bank of Montreal, before joining The Gazette in 1884 as a "cub" or inexperienced journalist.[5] White later became chief editor for the paper in 1917.[4]
