Robert Stanbury's father was a country lawyer who was keen on politics.
15 Facts About Robert Stanbury
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Robert Stanbury was educated at St Catharines Collegiate Institute and the University of Western Ontario, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Society, before obtaining a law degree at Osgoode Hall Law School.
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Robert Stanbury began practicing law in North York and in 1961 was elected to the North York School Board.
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Robert Stanbury married Miriam Rose Voelker and together they raised four children.
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Robert Stanbury served as a Canadian delegate to three United Nations General Assemblies.
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Robert Stanbury was re-elected in the 1974 election, but was dropped from Cabinet in the post-election cabinet shuffle.
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Robert Stanbury retired from office in 1977 in order to pursue private business interests.
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Robert Stanbury retired from parliament in order to become an executive at Firestone Canada.
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Robert Stanbury served as chair and Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 1985.
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Robert Stanbury was a lawyer in the Hamilton, Ontario, firm of Inch, Easterbrook and Shaker.
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Robert Stanbury chaired the Ontario panel of the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, and was past chair of the Employers' Council of Ontario.
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Robert Stanbury was a member of the Council of Canadian Administrative Tribunals and the International Commission of Jurists.
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Robert Stanbury served as President of the Canadian Council for Native Business, a private sector charitable organization linking aspiring aboriginal entrepreneurs and managers with established businesses and financial institution.
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Robert Stanbury had a long-standing interest in Canada's north and served as a founding member of the Nunavut Arbitration Board, which is empowered to resolve disputes arising out of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, and as the territory's Integrity Commissioner.
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Robert Stanbury died in Burlington, Ontario, on February 10,2017, at the age of 87.