John Beverley Robinson

John Beverley Robinson

John Beverley Robinson (21 February, 1821 – 19 June, 1896) was elected mayor of Toronto in 1856. He was Lieutenant Governor of Ontario 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 attended Upper Canada College. During the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, Robinson served as aide-de-camp to Sir Francis 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 the 6th 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 the Canadian House of Commons in 1872 and represented West Toronto in 1878.

He suffered a stroke while preparing to give a speech at Massey Hall in Toronto 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, from Internet Archive.


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