About Robert Greenshields Meikle
Lived 1830 – 1887 (aged 56–57). Robert Greenshields Meikle was a Canadian politician.
Robert Greenshields Meikle (1832 – April 9, 1901) was a merchant and political figure in Quebec. He represented Argenteuil in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal.
He was born in Lachute, Lower Canada, the son of John Meikle, originally a manufacturer in Glasgow, and Jean Greenshields. In 1830, he became co-owner of the general store established by his father at Lachute. Meikle was a justice of the peace and also served in the Commissioners' Court. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1887.
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Canadian politician
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Robert Greenshields Meikle was born in 1830 in Lachute.
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Robert Greenshields Meikle died in 1887.
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Robert Greenshields Meikle was a politician.
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Robert Greenshields Meikle was Canadian.
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