For the philanthropist, entrepreneur and British politician, see Robert Laidlaw (politician).
Laidlaw in 1913
Robert Alexander Crookston LaidlawCBE (8 September 1885 – 12 March 1971) was a New Zealand businessman who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand.[1] He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist[2] and a well-known lay preacher in the Open Brethren movement.
^Hunter, Ian (2011). Man for Our Time: Robert Laidlaw, The Founder of Farmers. Hunter Publishing. ISBN 9781927181003.
Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw CBE (8 September 1885 – 12 March 1971) was a New Zealand businessman who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of...
maintain the Greyhound brand. Laidlaw began in 1924 when founder RobertLaidlaw created Laidlaw Transit, a trucking service company in Hagersville, Ontario...
Christopher RobertLaidlaw (born 16 November 1943) is a New Zealand politician and former rugby union player, Rhodes Scholar, public servant, diplomat...
beauty, homewares, furniture, large appliances and whiteware. RobertLaidlaw founded Laidlaw Leeds in 1909, which sold agricultural supplies through mail...
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at her home in 2024. Munro was born Alice Ann Laidlaw in Wingham, Ontario. Her father, Robert Eric Laidlaw, was a fox and mink farmer, and later turned...
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and continued to operate until the 1960s. Whiteaway Laidlaw was established by RobertLaidlaw, a British politician who went to India in 1877, and lived...
was renamed Laidlaw College in honour of RobertLaidlaw, a founding trustee and longstanding President of the College. In 2024, Laidlaw College moved...
into the seabed. The superstructure's ironwork was manufactured by RobertLaidlaw, featuring an "oriental" style. By the opening, the pier was fitted...
years to Roberta Remsen Laidlaw before their divorce in 1985. The couple had five children: Malcolm S. Jr. (Steve), RobertLaidlaw, Christopher Charles,...
(Balliol) 1960 Dr James Julian Bennett Jack (Magdalen) 1968 Christopher RobertLaidlaw (Merton) 1985 Dr David Kirk (Worcester) 1988 Dr Ceri Lee Evans (Worcester)...
York, Beirut, Belfast, and Ottawa. Margaret MacMillan was born to Dr RobertLaidlaw MacMillan and Eiluned Carey Evans on December 23, 1943. Her maternal...
Australia. Farmers Trading Company was founded by RobertLaidlaw in 1909 as mail order business Laidlaw Leeds. In 1918 the company amalgamated with Auckland...
Robert Scott Laidlaw (born February 17, 1953) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and...
Thomas John Laidlaw (born April 15, 1958) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. Laidlaw started his National Hockey League career with the New York...
children of businessman RobertLaidlaw and American-born Lillian Viola Irene Laidlaw (née Watson). One of her brothers was Lincoln Laidlaw, who founded the New...
Maria Hellaby Meat processing and retailing Robert Holt Sawmilling and timber merchandising RobertLaidlaw Department store retailing Cliff Skeggs Fishing...
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