Frederick Greystock Robertson (7 March 1909 – 17 September 2002) was a

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member of the

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. Robertson was born in

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and became a physician after receiving his MD degree at the

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. After working as a doctor in

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, he left his practice in July 1948 to work in the canning industry, eventually owning and managing the Cobourg-based Robertson Packers. He was first elected to Parliament at the

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riding in the 1949 general election and was re-elected for a second term in

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. Robertson was defeated by Ben Thompson of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election. Robertson's father, William George Robertson, was a Liberal member of the Ontario Legislature between 1926 and 1929.

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* 1909 births 2002 deaths Physicians from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario University of Toronto alumni Politicians from Belleville, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub