Robert Wellington Mayhew

Robert Wellington Mayhew

Robert Wellington Mayhew, PC (October 13 1880 – July 28 1971) was a Canadian politician and diplomat.

Born in Cobden, Ontario, the son of Charles Mayhew and Sarah Dunlop Mayhew, he bought the Sidney Rubber Roofing Co. Ltd. in 1912 which became one of Victoria's largest businesses. cite web|url=http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/archives/archives_reffrdm.shtml|title=Freedom of the City]

He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Victoria in a 1937 by-election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1940, 1945, and 1949. From 1945 to 1948, he was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance. From 1948 to 1952, he was the Minister of Fisheries. From 1952 to 1954, he was the first Canadian Ambassador to Japan. [cite web|url=http://www.international.gc.ca/department/history/hplSearch_results.asp?frm=post&lngId=1&cntryid=98|title=Heads of Post List]

In 1951, in San Francisco, along with the honorable M Pearson, he signed, on behalf of Canada, the Peace Treaty with Japan.

In 1966, he was awarded the City of Victoria's Freedom of the City, the highest award given by the city, for "eminent public service". cite web|url=http://www.city.victoria.bc.ca/archives/archives_reffrdm.shtml|title=Freedom of the City]

He married Grace Logan in 1908 and had three children. His only daughter, Jean Edwards Mayhew, married to James Alexander Lawrason, died January 5, 2006 in Peterborough, Ontario.

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* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?lang=E&query=16780&s=M Synopsis of federal political experience from the Library of Parliament]
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