Robert Andrew Muir

Robert Andrew Muir (20 June 1821  – 18 August 1904) was a merchant and politician who served as the mayor of Albany, Western Australia.

[1] Muir was born in Fife, Scotland on 20 June 1821; his family emigrated to Western Australia when he was a young boy.

[2] The family later took up land along the Hay River but eventually settled at the property Forest Hill near Mount Barker.

[4] In 1891 Muir was elected Mayor of Albany but retired at the end of his year's term due to ill health.

[5] After retiring but remaining in the district Muir died after a short illness on 18 August 1904 in Albany at an age of 83 years,[5] and was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery.