Robert Henry Halbert (October 31, 1870 – October 11, 1943) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

agrarian activist and politician. He was president of the

United Farmers of Ontario The United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) was an agrarian and populist provincial political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century. History Foundation and r ...

from 1915 to 1918The Challenge of Agriculture: The Story of the United Farmers of Ontario - Melville H. Staples - Google Books
/ref> and was elected to the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

in a 1919 by-election as an independent candidate in

Ontario North Ontario North was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867. The North Riding of Ontario init ...

. He was re-elected in the 1921 federal election as a United Farmers of Ontario MP and subsequently joined the caucus of the

Progressive Party of Canada The Progressive Party of Canada, formally the National Progressive Party, was a federal-level political party in Canada in the 1920s until 1930. It was linked with the provincial United Farmers parties in several provinces, and it spawned the P ...

. He was defeated in the 1925 federal election in

Muskoka—Ontario Muskoka—Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1925 to 1949. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from parts of Muskoka and Ontario North ridings. It ...

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* 1870 births 1943 deaths Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons United Farmers of Ontario MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Canadian farmers {{Ontario-MP-stub