Robert Henry Pooley

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Robert Henry Pooley
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Attorney General of British Columbia
In office
1928–1933
Parent
OccupationLawyer, politician

Robert Henry Pooley (September 19, 1878 [1] – June 23, 1954 [2] ) was a Canadian lawyer and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Esquimalt from 1912 to 1937 as a Conservative. Pooley was interim leader of the party from August 1924 to November 1926.

Biography

Pooley was born in Esquimalt, [1] the son of Charles Edward Pooley, and was educated at Bradfield College in Berkshire, England. Pooley practised law in Victoria from 1896. In 1904, he married Laura Loewen. [3] Pooley was Leader of the Opposition in the assembly from 1924 to 1928. [4] He served in the provincial cabinet as Attorney-General from August 1928 to November 1933. [1] He also served as Minister of Public Works between July and September 1933. He did not seek an eighth term in the 1937 provincial election. Pooley died in Victoria at the age of 75. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fort Victoria Brick Project Name List". City of Victoria. Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. ↑ Parker, C. W (1913). Northern who's who; a biographical dictionary of men and women. p. 666. Retrieved September 7, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Leaders of the Opposition in British Columbia 1903-" (PDF). BC Legislature. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 20, 2011. Retrieved July 20, 2011.


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