Robert William Gladstone (13 September 1879 – 1 June 1951) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Oxford, Ontario and became a manager, manufacturer and teacher by career. After an unsuccessful attempt to win

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in the 1925 federal election, he was elected to Parliament there in the 1935 election. He was re-elected in

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and

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. He was appointed to the

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in September 1949 thus leaving the House of Commons. He remained in the Senate until his death at Ottawa Civic Hospital on 1 June 1951 due to a heart condition. He was survived by his wife and a son.

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* 1879 births 1951 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Liberal Party of Canada MPs Liberal Party of Canada senators People from Oxford County, Ontario {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub