Robert Jardine (12 January 1812 – 16 June 1866) was a Scottish-Canadian businessman and railroad promoter in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
He was born 12 January 1812 to Alexander Jardine, a mason, and Helen Davidson Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland.
Jardine emigrated to Canada in the 1830s, sailing from Ayr to St. John, New Brunswick, and was soon employed by grocer Barnabas Tilton.
[1][2] At the same time he was involved in a number of high-profile businesses and organizations in Saint John, and served as chairman of the European and North American Railway Commission.
[4] He was survived by four daughters,[2] including Helen (died March 1909), wed to banker Thomas Maclellan, later president of Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company (later UNUM), their son, Jardine's grandson, Robert "R.J." Jardine Maclellan (26 March 1874 - 7 June 1956), assumed the company presidency following the sudden death of his father, when struck by a motor vehicle in 1916.