Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith

Robert Leslie Thomas "'R.L.T." Galbraith (December 23, 1841 – May 12, 1924) was an Irish-born merchant and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Kootenay in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1877 to 1886.

Biography Robert Leslie Thomas was born in Raphoe, County Donegal in 1841, the son of Professor Galbraith, of Scottish descent. He was chairman of the assembly's Committee of Ways and Means and Supplies. He did not seek a fourth term in the Legislature in the 1886 provincial election. Galbraith later served as justice of the peace and was Indian agent for the southeast part of the province. He became known as the "Grand Old Man of the Kootenays".

Robert Leslie Thomas Galbraith died in Fort Steele on May 12, 1924.