| 词条 | Robert Rennie |
| 释义 |
| name = Robert Rennie | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1862-12-15 | birth_place = Markham, Ontario, Canada | death_date = {{Death date and age|1949|12|17|1863|12|15}} | death_place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | nationality = Canadian | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Businessman, general, philatelist }}Major General Robert Rennie, CB, CMG, DSO, MVO, VD (December 15, 1863 - December 17, 1949) was the son of William Rennie, the founder of Rennie Seeds, a successful wholesaler and retailer of both vegetable and floral seeds, and Sarah Glendinning.[1][2] William retired in 1888, and Robert and two younger brothers John and Thomas took over management of the firm. Robert served as the firm's President until he retired in 1925, when Thomas became President. Robert joined a reserve militia unit, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada in 1880.[1] He distinguished himself as a marksman, representing Canada on the Bisley Team on three occasions and receiving several medals and prizes for his marksmanship. In 1887 he was promoted to the rank of provisional second lieutenant. By 1914, when World War One began, Rennie was a lieutenant colonel, and commanded the third battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. During the war he was promoted to brigadier general, and was promoted to major general on September 16, 1921 Robert ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada, for the Federal riding of North Toronto after he stepped down from the family firm.[1] In 1946 Robert and his younger brother Thomas filed objections when Jaroslav Racek filed a request to change his name to Gilbert Rennie.[1] Racek was a naturalized Canadian of Czech descent, who had lived in Canada for twenty-one years. McCutcheon suggested their objections were motivated by bigotry. Robert had been a stamp collector, while at the family firm.[1] Since it was a mail order firm there was lots of opportunity to save exotic stamps. When the value of his portfolio dropped, following the 1929 stock market crash, Robert gradually liquidated his extensive collection of valuable stamps. References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite news | url = http://ojs.acadiau.ca/index.php/ASAC/article/viewFile/1254/1088| title = The William Rennie Seed Company: A Corporate History| publisher = Wilfrid Laurier University| author = John McCutcheon| date = 2007| page = | location = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 2015-05-01| deadurl = No | quote = }} [1][2]2. ^1 {{cite news | url = http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/rennie_william_13E.html| title = William Rennie| publisher = Dictionary of Canadian Biography| author = | date = | page = | location = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = 2015-04-01| deadurl = No | quote = }} }}{{DEFAULTSORT:Rennie, Robert}} 6 : 1862 births|1949 deaths|Canadian generals|Canadian philatelists|Canadian military personnel of World War I|Businesspeople from Ontario |
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