Robert Austin Shearer

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Robert Austin Shearer

| image =

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| office1 = Ontario MPP

| term_start1 = 1914

| term_end1 = 1919

| predecessor1 = John Colborne Milligan

| successor1 = James William McLeod

| constituency1 = Stormont

| party = Conservative

| birth_date = {{birth date|1868|3|16}}

| birth_place = Cornwall Township, Ontario

| death_date = {{death date and age|1920|12|3|1868|3|16}}

| death_place = Cornwall, Ontario

| occupation = Farmer

| relations =

| spouse = {{marriage |May Robertson|1888}}

| children =

}}

Robert Austin Shearer (March 16, 1868 – December 3, 1920) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1914 to 1919 as a Conservative member.

He was born in Cornwall Township, Ontario, the son of James A. Shearer. In 1888, he married May Robertson. Shearer served as deputy sheriff. For a time, he was involved in the production of aerated water. He died in Cornwall.