Robert Moffat (other)
Robert Moffat may refer to: * Robert Moffat (missionary) (1795–1883), Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa, and father in law of David Livingstone * Robert Moffat (businessman) (born 1956), senior executive at IBM * Robert Moffat (politician) (1844–1887), New Brunswick businessman and political figure See also * Robert Moffit Robert E. Moffit is the Director of the Center for Health Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Washington D.C. As a former senior official at the United States Department of Health and Human Services and th ...

Robert Moffat (missionary)
Robert Moffat (21 December 1795 – 9 August 1883) was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa, father of Mary Moffat Livingstone and father-in-law of David Livingstone, and first translator of the Bible into Setswana. Life Moffat was born of humble parentage in Ormiston, East Lothian. To find employment, he moved south to Cheshire in England as a gardener. In 1814, whilst employed at West Hall, High Legh in Cheshire he experienced difficulties with his employer due to his Methodist sympathies. For a short period, after having applied successfully to the London Missionary Society (LMS) to become an overseas missionary, he took an interim post as a farmer, at Plantation Farm in Dukinfield (where he first met Mary his future wife). The job had been found for him by William Roby, who took Moffat under his wing for a year. In September 1816, Moffat was formally commissioned at Surrey Chapel in London as a missionary of LMS (on the same day as John Williams) and was ...
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Robert Moffat (businessman)
Robert "Bob" Moffat (born 1956) was a senior executive at IBM, the senior vice president of its systems and technology group, and "widely considered" a candidate to be its next CEO. He graduated from Union College in Schenectady, New York. In October 2009, he and five others were arrested for securities fraud and conspiracy as the first arrests in the wide-ranging Galleon Group insider trading investigation. He pleaded guilty and served six months in prison. Career IBM Moffat joined IBM in 1978 and was eventually mentored by Sam Palmisano, who would ultimately become the chief executive of IBM. According to ''Bloomberg'', "the close ties between the two men became something of a joke among Moffat's staff." He rose to a senior position in the organization and was global head of supply chain, among other areas. While serving as Senior vice president, Integrated Operations, Moffat was ranked among the 50 Most Powerful People by Network World International Data Group (IDG, Inc ...
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Robert Moffat (politician)
Robert Moffat (March 5, 1844 – April 25, 1887) was a businessman and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Restigouche in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1883 to 1887. He was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick in 1844, the son of George Moffat, and was educated at the Academy at Annan in Scotland. Moffatt became a merchant in Dalhousie, New Brunswick. In 1876, he married Margaret Sadler. He died in Teeswater, Ontario in 1887 while still in office and his brother George George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd Presiden ... was elected to replace him in the House of Commons. References 1844 births 1887 deaths Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick ...
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