John Roblin (May 2, 1774 – February 28, 1813) was a farmer and political figure in

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. He was born in Smiths Clove,

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in 1774. He was the son of Philip Roblin, a

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, and Elizabeth Miller. After the

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, his family settled in Adolphustown Township. He was elected to the 5th Parliament of Upper Canada for Lennox and Addington. He was unseated in 1810 because he was felt to be unfit to serve because he was a

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lay preacher. This may have been only an excuse, since he was a Reformer and so not acceptable to the

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. His constituency re-electing him, his seat was again declared vacant by the same party and for the same reason. Returning home, he was elected for the third time; but he died before the next session commenced, and thus evaded that which threatened to become a serious cause of dissatisfaction, if not of disturbance. He died in Adolphustown in 1813. His son

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and his nephew,

John Philip Roblin John Philip Roblin (August 16, 1799–November 12, 1874) was a farmer and political figure in Upper Canada and Canada West (now Ontario). He was born in Sophiasburgh Township in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada in 1799, the son of Prudence ...

later became members of the Legislative Assembly.

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*''Becoming Prominent: Leadership in Upper Canada, 1791-1841'', J.K. Johnson (1989) 1774 births 1813 deaths Members of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada 19th-century Methodists Canadian Methodists Methodist ministers United Empire Loyalists {{UpperCanada-politician-stub

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