Robert Allan Pyne
{{Short description|Canadian physician and politician}}
{{redirect|Robert Pyne|the Australian politician|Rob Pyne}}
{{distinguish|Robert Pine|Robert Edge Pine}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robert Allan Pyne
| image = Robert Allan Pyne.png
| imagesize =
| office1 = Ontario MPP
| predecessor1 = New riding
| successor1 = Henry John Cody
| term_start1 = 1914
| term_end1 = 1918
| constituency1 = Toronto Northeast - Seat A
| predecessor2 = George Ryerson
| successor2 = Riding abolished
| term_start2 = 1898
| term_end2 = 1914
| constituency2 = Toronto East
| birth_date = {{birth date|1853|10|29}}
| birth_place = Newmarket, Canada West
| death_date = {{death date and age|1931|06|18|1853|10|29}}
| death_place = Toronto, Ontario
| nationality =
| spouse = Mary Isobel Macqueen
| party = Conservative
| children =
| alma_mater = University of Toronto
Queen's University
| occupation = Physician
| cabinet = Minister of Education (1905-1918)
}}
Robert Allan Pyne (October 29, 1853 – June 18, 1931) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Toronto East and then Toronto Northeast in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1898 to 1918.
Background
He was born in Newmarket, Canada West, the son of Doctor Thomas Pyne. He studied at the University of Toronto and Queen's University. Pyne served as secretary and treasurer for the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons. He married Mary Isobel Macqueen. He practiced medicine in Toronto and also served on the Toronto school board and Board of Health. He served as assistant surgeon in the local militia.{{cite book |url=https://www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php?pid=20161136 |title=A cyclopædia of Canadian biography |first=HW |last=Charlesworth |publisher=The Hunter-Rose Company, Limited |date=1919 |page=90}}
Politics
Pyne was Minister of Education from 1905 to 1918. He resigned his seat in 1918 and was named clerk for York County. Pyne was also a governor of the University of Toronto. During the war he was put in charge of establishing the Ontario Military Hospital at Orpington, Kent, England, at which time he was made a lieutenant-colonel in the Canadian Army. During his lengthy absence G. Howard Ferguson served as Acting Minister of Education.
References
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External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography |id=robert-allan-pyne |name=Robert Allan Pyne |old_id=1734}}
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Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:University of Toronto alumni
Category:Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario