Clifford William Robinson

Clifford William Robinson
The Hon. Clifford W. Robinson
12th Premier of New Brunswick
In office May 31, 1907 – March 24, 1908
Preceded by	William Pugsley
Succeeded by	John D. Hazen
Personal details
Born	September 1, 1866(1866-09-01) Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
Died	July 27, 1944(1944-07-27) (aged 77) Montreal, Quebec Canada
Political party	Liberal
Religion	Methodist

Clifford William Robinson (September 1, 1866 – July 27, 1944) was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman and politician, the 12th Premier of New Brunswick.

He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and was educated in Point de Bute, Saint John and Moncton before attending Mount Allison University. Robinson worked as a bookkeeper from 1886 to 1889 before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1892 and set up practice in Moncton. In 1897 he became both mayor of Moncton and a member of the provincial House of Assembly as a Liberal. He served as Speaker and Provincial Secretary before becoming Premier in 1907. The Liberals had been in power since 1883, however, and voters opted for a change in the 1908 election which brought the Conservatives to power. Robinson continued in the legislature as an opposition MLA.

When the Liberals returned to power in 1917, Robinson became minister without portfolio and then Minister of Lands and Mines in the governments of Walter E. Foster and Peter J. Veniot until 1924 when he was appointed to the Canadian Senate by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King.

Robinson was the main shareholder and, for a time, president for the Moncton Transcript. He also helped establish a French language newspaper l'Acadien. He was president or director for a number of businesses in the Moncton area, helped found the Central Trust Company Limited and the Petitcodiac Hydro Development Company and also helped establish Moncton radio station CKCW.

He died in office in Montreal at the age of 77.

References

• Government of New Brunswick biography (pdf)

Political offices
Preceded by John Percival Burchill	Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick 1901-1907	Succeeded by Charles J. Osman
Provincial Government of Walter E. Foster
Cabinet Posts (1)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Ernest A. Smith	Minister of Lands and Mines 1920-1924	Judson E. Hetherington
Provincial Government of Clifford W. Robinson
Cabinet Posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
William Pugsley	Minister of Finance 1907-1908	James K. Flemming
William Pugsley	Attorney General of New Brunswick 1907-1907	Harrison A. McKeown

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Clifford
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	September 1, 1866
Place of birth	Moncton, New Brunswick Canada
Date of death	July 27, 1944
Place of death	Montreal, Quebec Canada