description: | Hon. Robert Watson Born In Wellington County, On, In 1853. He Came To Manitoba In 1876 And Erected Marquette Mills At Portage La Praire, And A Mill At Stonewall. He Induced Farmers To Grow Red Fife Wheat Which He Succeeded Milling Into Flour Which Took The Place Of Imported Ammerican Flour. He Served As Mp For Marquette In 1882, 1887, And1891. He Was Elected In The Manitoba Legislature Under Premier Greenway In 1892, And 1897. He Was Called To The Senate In 1900 |