Robert Burnaby | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Vancouver Island | |
| In office July 27, 1860 – November 28, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | James Cooper |
| Succeeded by | John Ash |
| Constituency | Esquimalt County (1860–1863) Esquimalt and Metchosin (1863–1865) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1828 Woodthorpe, Leicestershire |
| Died | January 10, 1878 (aged 49) Woodthorpe, Leicestershire |
| Children | 1 |
| Parent(s) | Reverend Thomas Burnaby; Sarah Meares |
| Occupation | Private secretary to Richard Clement Moody; Freemasonic officer. |
Robert Burnaby (November 30, 1828 – January 10, 1878) was an English merchant, politician and civil servant in British Columbia, where he served as private secretary to Richard Clement Moody, the founder and first Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. Moody named Burnaby Lake, in British Columbia, after Burnaby, and the city of Burnaby was subsequently named after Burnaby, as were at least ten other urban and geographical features, including a mountain, Robert Burnaby Park, a Haida Gwaii Island, and a street in Vancouver.