Robert Doull

Canadian politician

Robert Doull


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Pictou
In office 1872–1874
In office 1878–1882

Personal details
Born	1828 Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland
Died	December 9, 1906
Political party	Liberal-Conservative

Robert Doull (1828 – December 9, 1906) was a Scottish-born Canadian merchant and political figure. He represented Pictou in the House of Commons of Canada from 1872 to 1874 and from 1878 to 1882 as a Liberal-Conservative member.^[1]

He was born in Wick, Caithness-shire, Scotland,^[1] the son of John Doull and Jane Craig,^[2] and came to Nova Scotia with his parents while still an infant. In 1852, he married Janet Crichton. Doull was a lieutenant-colonel for the Pictou County militia. He served as treasurer for the county for 15 years and was a director of the Pictou Bank.^[3] Doull was defeated in 1874 but then ran successfully for a federal seat in 1878.^[1] In 1888, he moved to Craven, Northwest Territories.^[2]

Electoral history

v t e 1872 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Doull	2,328	Y
	Conservative	James McDonald	2,327	Y
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,122
	Unknown	J. Kitchen	2,011
Source: Canadian Elections Database^[4]

v t e 1874 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,178	Y
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,124	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Doull	2,123
	Conservative	James McDonald	2,110

v t e 1878 Canadian federal election: Pictou
Party		Candidate	Votes	Elected
	Conservative	James McDonald	2,747	Y
	Liberal–Conservative	Robert Doull	2,681	Y
	Liberal	James William Carmichael	2,433
	Liberal	John A. Dawson	2,378

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Robert Doull – Parliament of Canada biography
^ ^a ^b Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
^ CH Mackintosh. "The Canadian parliamentary companion and annual register, 1880".
^ Sayers, Anthony M. "1872 Federal Election". Canadian Elections Database. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.