Alexander D. Robertson (March 5, 1849 – January 2, 1921) was a farmer, merchant and political figure in

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

. He represented

1st Kings 1st Kings was an electoral district in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, which elected two members to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative ...

in the

Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island (french: Assemblée législative de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard) is the sole chamber of the General Assembly of Prince Edward Island. The Legislative Assembly meets at Province House, which is locate ...

from 1891 to 1897 as a

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member. He was born in West River,

East Point, Prince Edward Island East Point is a cape and an unincorporated community located at the easternmost extremity of Prince Edward Island, Canada. Its geographic coordinates are 46º27'N, 61º58'W. It is the dividing point for delineating the eastern limits of the Nort ...

, the son of James Robertson and Mary Jarvis, of

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descent, and was educated in that district and in

Charlottetown Charlottetown is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island, and the county seat of Queens County. Named after Queen Charlotte, Charlottetown was an unincorporated town until it was incorporated as a city in ...

. Robertson married Bertha Lydia Fraser in 1887. He was first elected to the provincial assembly in an 1891 by-election held after

John McLean John McLean (March 11, 1785 – April 4, 1861) was an American jurist and politician who served in the United States Congress, as U.S. Postmaster General, and as a justice of the Ohio and U.S. Supreme Courts. He was often discussed for ...

was elected to the House of Commons. Robertson was defeated when he ran for reelection in 1897.

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''The Canadian parliamentary companion, 1897'' JA Gemmill
1849 births 1921 deaths People from Kings County, Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island Liberal Party MLAs {{PrinceEdwardIsland-politician-stub