Robert Burnie | |
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 Burnie in 1895 | |
| Born | Robert John Dickson Burnie 8 April 1842 |
| Died | 6 March 1908 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | English |
| Predecessor | Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn |
| Successor | Sir John Dillwyn-Llewellyn, Bt |
| Political party | Liberal |
Robert John Dickson Burnie (8 April 1842 – 6 March 1908)[1][2] was a Liberal politician who served as MP for the Swansea Town constituency from 1892 to 1895. He was regarded as being on the radical wing of the party and was popular with working-class electors. Defeated by Sir John Llewelyn in 1895 he was rejected as a candidate for the constituency in 1900 due to his opposition to the South African War.
- ^ "The Late Mr R D Burnie". The Cambrian. 13 March 1908. hdl:10107/3348571 – via Welsh Newspapers.
- ^ "News of the West: Dawlish". Western Times. Exeter, Devon. 10 March 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 7 August 2014 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
[Entire paragraph] Mr. Robert Dickson Burnie, who died at Sketty, near Swansea, which borough he formerly represented in Parliament for many years, carried on business as a builder at Dawlish. He was born in 1842, and was consequently 66 years of age. The deceased's first business training was in the office of the chief engineer of the old Devon and Cornwall Railway Co. In 1864 he was appointed manager of the Bristol and South Wales Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Cardiff.