# Robert Major

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Robert Benoit Major
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| birth_date={{birth date|df=y|1915|2|17}}
| birth_place=[Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)
| death_date={{death date and age|df=y|1997|8|7|1915|2|17}}
| death_place=[Saint-Lambert, Quebec](/source/Saint-Lambert%2C_Quebec)
| spouse=Georgette Vien<br />(m. 7 Oct 1939)
| children=Michel and Helene
| riding=[Argenteuil](/source/Argenteuil_(electoral_district))
| term_start=June 1968
| term_end=September 1972
| predecessor=
| successor=
| profession=administrator
| party=[Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada)
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'''Robert Benoît Joseph Alberic Laurier Major''' (17 February 1915 – 7 August 1997) was a [Liberal party](/source/Liberal_Party_of_Canada) member of the [House of Commons of Canada](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada). Born in [Ottawa](/source/Ottawa), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), he was an administrator by career.

==Elected office==
He was elected at the [Argenteuil](/source/Argenteuil_(electoral_district)) riding in the [1968 general election](/source/1968_Canadian_federal_election) and served for only one term, the [28th Canadian Parliament](/source/28th_Canadian_Parliament), until 1972. Major did not participate in any further federal elections.

His father-in-law was [Thomas Vien](/source/Thomas_Vien) who also served as a Member of Parliament as a senator.

He died at [Saint-Lambert, Quebec](/source/Saint-Lambert%2C_Quebec) in 1997. He was survived by his wife and two children.<ref>"Obituaries", ''The Ottawa Citizen'', 9 March 1997, pg. C4</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=16438}}

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Category:1915 births
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Category:Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Category:Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
Category:Politicians from Ottawa
Category:20th-century members of the House of Commons of Canada

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