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James Wilson Robertson

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James Wilson Robertson was a Canadian educator and cheese producer. He emigrated from Scotland to Canada at the age of 18, and was later appointed Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying. He was also a professor at the Ontario Agricultural College in the field of dairy.

Facts
Birth Year
1857 1
Death Year
1930 1
Nationality
Canadian 1
Defining Contribution
Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying, and professor of dairying at the Ontario Agricultural College 1
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1. Wikipedia: James Wilson Robertson (educator)
  • Early life and education, first paragraph
    Robertson was born on 2 November 1857 in
  • Personal life and death
    He died at his home in Ottawa on 19 March 1930 from a ruptured
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    was a Canadian educator and cheese producer.
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    He emigrated from Scotland to Canada at the age of 18, and was later appointed Canada's first Commissioner of Agriculture and Dairying.
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