- John Beverley Robinson
John Beverley Robinson (
21 February ,1821 –19 June ,1896 ) was elected mayor ofToronto in 1856. He wasLieutenant Governor ofOntario between the years 1880–1887.He was born in York (Toronto) in 1821, the son of Sir John Robinson, an important political figure in
Upper Canada . He attendedUpper Canada College . During theUpper Canada Rebellion of 1837, Robinson served as aide-de-camp to SirFrancis Bond Head . He later studied law and was called to the bar in 1844. He became an alderman in Toronto during the 1850s, including a term as mayor. He was elected to the6th Parliament of the Province of Canada representing Toronto in 1858. He helped promote the Northern Railway and served as president from 1862 to 1875. He represented Algoma in theCanadian House of Commons in 1872 and representedWest Toronto in 1878.He suffered a
stroke while preparing to give a speech atMassey Hall inToronto and died in 1896.External links
* [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=6399 Biography at the "Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/people/key/bio.asp?Language=E&query=2523&s=M Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament]
*Robinson, C. W. (Charles Walker), 1836-1924. [http://www.archive.org/details/lifeofsirjohnbev00robiuoft "Life of Sir John Beverley Robinson, Bart., Chief-Justice of Upper Canada. With a pref. by George R. Parkin"] . 1904, fromInternet Archive .
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