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Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr.

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Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr.
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sunbury
In office
1887–1896
Preceded byCharles Burpee
Succeeded byDistrict was abolished in 1892
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sunbury—Queen's
In office
1900–1908
Preceded byAndrew George Blair
Succeeded byHugh Havelock McLean
Personal details
Born(1837-07-17)July 17, 1837
Liverpool, England
DiedJanuary 7, 1920(1920-01-07) (aged 82)
Political partyConservative
SpouseElizabeth W. Black
RelationsRobert Duncan Wilmot, father
ChildrenAgnes Wilmot
Allan Black Wilmot

Robert Duncan Wilmot Jr. (July 17, 1837 – January 7, 1920) was a Canadian farmer, businessman and politician.

Born in Liverpool, England, where his father, Robert Duncan Wilmot, was working in the family shipbuilding business from 1835 to 1840, Wilmot was educated in Saint John, New Brunswick, and the Sunbury County Grammar School. In 1867, he married Elizabeth W. Black. He was a member of the Sunbury Municipal Council and Warden of the county. Wilmot also served as lieutenant colonel in the militia. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the provincial assembly in 1886. He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the riding of Sunbury in the 1887 federal election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1891 but was defeated in the 1896 federal election and in an 1896 by-election. He was elected again in the 1900 election for the riding of Sunbury—Queen's and in 1904. He was defeated in 1908.

1887 Canadian federal election: Sunbury
Party Candidate Votes
  Conservative Robert Duncan Wilmot 588
  Liberal Charles Burpee 555

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