Robert Ethelbert Beattie
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Robert Ethelbert Beattie (died May 5, 1925) was a Canadian politician
and pharmacist
. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
as a Member of the Liberal Party
in the 1921
election to represent the riding
of Kootenay East
and on February 9, 1922, he accepted an office of emolument
under the Crown. He was defeated in the 1917 election as a Laurier Liberal.
Politician
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and pharmacist
Pharmacist
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. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
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as a Member of the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
in the 1921
Canadian federal election, 1921
The Canadian federal election of 1921 was held on December 6, 1921 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 14th Parliament of Canada. The Union government that had governed Canada through the First World War was defeated, and replaced by a Liberal government under the young leader...
election to represent the riding
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Kootenay East
Kootenay East
Kootenay East was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1917 to 1968 and from 1979 to 1997....
and on February 9, 1922, he accepted an office of emolument
Remuneration
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under the Crown. He was defeated in the 1917 election as a Laurier Liberal.