| description: | Honourable Robert Watson; Born In Elora, On, In 1853; Learned Trade Of Millwright & Machinist; Came To Manitoba In 1876 Where He Established His Company, The Marquette Mills, At Portage La Prairie & A Mill At Stonewall, Continuing Until 1882. He Persuaded The Farmers To Put In Red Fife Wheat From Which He Manufactured Flour Superior To That Imported From The Usa. He Became Mp For Marquette County In 1882 And Succcessfully Contested The Constituency In 1887 And 1891. In J1892 He Becaqme Minister Of Publice Works In The Thomas Greenway Government. After Greenway'S Defeat, Watson Was Appointed Senator And Held That Office Until His Death In 1929. |