Robert Jaffray
Politician
1832 – 1914
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Who was Robert Jaffray?
Robert Jaffray was a Canadian grocer, publisher, and politician. A Liberal, he was appointed to the Canadian Senate 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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- Born
- Jan 23, 1832
Bannockburn - Nationality
- Canada
- Died
- Dec 16, 1914
Toronto
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on July 23, 2013
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