Robert Pagan

Robert Pagan (November 16, 1750 – November 23, 1821) was a Scottish-born merchant, judge and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Charlotte County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1786 to 1819.

He was born in Glasgow, the son of William Pagan and Margaret Maxwell. In 1768 or 1769, he went to Falmouth Neck, Massachusetts (now Portland, Maine), where he became involved in the timber trade and ship building.

In October 1775, his premises were destroyed by American forces who were reacting to rebel activity in the area. In early 1776 Pagan and his brother Thomas brothers departed to the Barbadoes, as the schooner Favourite chiefly owned by Pagan set sail in January, and in February the Brig Falmouth in February although it was seized entering Bridgetown.

They returned in 1777, joining their brother William in New York City.

Pagan was named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778.

Pagan married Miriam Pote, daughter of Captain Jeremiah Pote who was also the father-in-law to prominent local Thomas Dyer who would cooperate extensively with Pagan in the future.

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