Robertson, Alexander Rocke

ROBERTSON, Alexander Rocke, lawyer, politician (b 12 May 1841, Chatham, ON; d 1 Dec 1881, Victoria). Trained as a lawyer, he practised in Windsor, ON, until 1864 when he moved to VICTORIA. Colonial regulations did not allow him to practise law on VANCOUVER ISLAND, so after working briefly as a journalist he moved to NEW WESTMINSTER and was admitted to the bar of BC. After union of the colonies in 1866 he moved back to Victoria. A founding member of the Law Society (1869), he swiftly earned a...

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