Robert Austin Shearer
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Robert Austin Shearer
| image =
| imagesize =
| 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.
External links
- {{Ontario MPP biography|id=robert-austin-shearer}}
- [http://www.ourroots.ca/e/toc.aspx?id=8653 Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry : a history, 1784-1945, JG Harkness (1946)]
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Category:People from the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
Category:Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs
Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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