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Robert McCubbin

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Political party
  
Liberal

Profession
  
farmer

Name
  
Robert McCubbin


Born
  
16 June 1902 Springbank, Ontario (
1902-06-16
)

Died
  
28 February 1975(1975-02-28) (aged 72)

Spouse(s)
  
Lottie Squires (m. 26 February 1937)

Robert McCubbin (16 June 1902 – 28 February 1975) was a Liberal party member of the Canadian House of Commons. He was born in Springbank, Ontario and became a farmer by career.

McCubbin was a councillor for East Williams Township from 1924 to 1926, becoming the municipality's Reeve between 1927 and 1930. He also served as Reeve again in 1939.

He was first elected at the Middlesex West riding in the 1940 general election and re-elected there in 1945, 1949 and 1953. McCubbin was defeated by William Howell Arthur Thomas of the Progressive Conservative party in the 1957 election.

Robert McCubbin was inducted into the Middlesex County Hall of Fame in 2008, which was accepted by his 3 nephews: Bruce, Paul and Ronald McCubbin.

References

Robert McCubbin Wikipedia