Robert Nelson Walsh (October 6, 1864 – December 31, 1938) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Huntingdon, Canada East, Walsh was educated at the Huntingdon Academy and McGill University. A veterinary surgeon, he was for twelve years a Town Councillor in Huntingdon and Mayor for six years. He has been Warden of the County and served on the School Board. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1904 federal election for the Quebec riding of Huntingdon after being defeated in the 1900 election. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908 and again in 1911.
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“From now on, if I ever get to burn another newspaper, I’ll remember what a few cents can buy.”
—Alvah Bessie, Ranald MacDougall, and Lester Cole. Raoul Walsh. Captain Nelson (Errol Flynn)
“That a lover forsaken
A new love may get;
But a neck, when once broken,
Can never be set:
And, that he could die
Whenever he would;
But, that he could live
But as long as he could;”
—William Walsh (1663–1708)