Constituency : Perth 1907-10
Robert took over from Robert Wallace who resigned to become a judge. He was unopposed.
Robert was educated at Perth Academy. He became a solicitor as well as a junior partner at his family's dyeworks. He eventually became a senior partner and moved the business into dry cleaning. He was well known as a benevolent employer and philanthropist. He was knighted in 1895. He travelled the world. He was a Baptist.
Robert was a few days short of 79 on his election, one of the oldest debutant MPs ever.
Robert never spoke in Parliament and was criticised by local unions for failing to support measures to help the unemployed.
Unsurprisingly, Robert stood down in January 1910.
Robert was an arts patron. He was also strong on temperance.
He died after a seizure in 1912 aged 84.
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