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Robert Jaffray

Robert Jaffray was a Canadian grocer, publisher of The Globe, and politician. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 8 March 1906 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the senatorial division of Toronto, Ontario until his death. He is buried in Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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Robert Jaffray
Canadian Senator
from Ontario
In office
March 8, 1906 – December 16, 1914
Appointed byWilfrid Laurier
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Born(1832-01-23)January 23, 1832
Skeoch Farm near Bannockburn, Scotland
DiedDecember 16, 1914(1914-12-16) (aged 82)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
PartyLiberal

Robert Jaffray (January 23, 1832 – December 16, 1914) was a Canadian grocer, publisher of The Globe, and politician. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada on 8 March 1906 on the recommendation of Sir Wilfrid Laurier. He represented the senatorial division of Toronto, Ontario until his death. He is buried in Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

His son Robert A. Jaffray was a Christian missionary to China who was trained by A.B. Simpson.

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