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Robert Forke | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 1921–1929 | |
Preceded by | Howard P. Whidden |
Succeeded by | David Wilson Beaubier |
Constituency | Brandon |
Canadian Senator for Manitoba | |
In office 1929–1934 | |
Appointed by | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Personal details | |
Born | Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland | April 6, 1860
Died | February 2, 1934 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 73)
Political party | Liberal-Progressive |
Robert Forke, PC (April 6, 1860 – February 2, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Brandon in 1921. In 1922, he replaced Thomas Crerar as leader of the Progressive Party of Canada. Forke served as a cabinet minister in the government of William Lyon Mackenzie King.