Robert Baldwin
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Robert Baldwin was a 19th-century Canadian lawyer and politician who, alongside Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine, is widely regarded as a principal architect of responsible government in Canada.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Robert Baldwin canonical | 3 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Canadian politician
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human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. James Cemetery, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Ontario public schools named after him
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Robert Baldwin electoral district (Ontario) NERFINISHED ⓘ statues and monuments in Toronto and Ottawa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1804-05-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1858-12-09 ⓘ |
| educatedIn | law apprenticeship in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| familyName | Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | William Warren Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| heritage | Irish descent ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Canadian parliamentary democracy
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later Canadian Liberal politicians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Anglo–French political cooperation with Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine
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advocacy of cabinet responsibility to an elected assembly ⓘ co-architect of responsible government in Canada ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalProfession | called to the bar of Upper Canada ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Executive Council of the Province of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | responsible government movement in British North America ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baldwin Act (Municipal Corporations Act, 1849)
NERFINISHED
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establishment of responsible government in the Province of Canada ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partnerInGovernmentWith | Louis-Hippolyte LaFontaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political partnership of Baldwin and LaFontaine ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
York, Upper Canada
NERFINISHED
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present-day Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Toronto, Canada West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Liberal tradition in Canada
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Reform movement in Upper Canada ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Attorney General for Canada West
NERFINISHED
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Joint Premier of the Province of Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada ⓘ Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada ⓘ Premier of Canada West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Toronto, Canada West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Augusta Elizabeth Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Canada West
NERFINISHED
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Province of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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