Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (8 September 1885 – 12 March 1971) was a New Zealand business man who founded the Farmers Trading Company, one of the largest department store chains in New Zealand. He was also a Christian writer and philanthropist and a well-known lay preacher in the Open Brethren movement.
Robert Alexander Crookston Laidlaw Ran his business through 8 September 1885 – 12 March 1971 
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