Robert Henry Otley Gale [SEP] date of birth
Robert Henry Otley Gale
Robert Henry Otley Gale (1878 – 26 July 1950) was the 18th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1918 to 1921. He was born in Quebec.
He became mayor after winning a massive victory over incumbent Malcolm McBeath by 3300 votes following a prohibition-related scandal.
External links.
- Vancouver History: list of mayors, accessed 20 August 2006
has been claimed as 10 Aug 1874, however the date of 16 Sep 1866 is evidenced by his official birth record. He was educated to elementary level at Bourke, where his family moved after his father's alleged death when Stuart-Robertson was 4 years old. Despite the rumour that Robert senior had died during the 1870s in Queensland, Robert senior died on 3 July 1899 at George Street Asylum, Parramatta, New South Wales.
Stuart-Robertson undertook a number of unsuccessful retail businesses in Bourke and Cobar. During