Christopher Robinson (lawyer)

Christopher Robinson
Born	21 January 1828(1828-01-21) York (Toronto), Upper Canada
Died	31 October 1905(1905-10-31) (aged 77) Toronto, Ontario
Alma mater	Trinity College
Occupation	lawyer and editor
Relatives	John Beverley Robinson, father

Christopher Robinson, QC (21 January 1828 – 31 October 1905) was a Canadian lawyer and prosecutor known for representing the Government of Canada in a number of high profile cases and international disputes. Upon graduation from Upper Canada College, he obtained a BA from Trinity College and a MA from the same institution and was called to the bar in 1850. He was appointed a QC in 1863. He twice represented the crown prosecution when Patrick John Whelan appealed his conviction for the murder of D'Arcy McGee and was the prosecuting attorney that prevailed in the trial of Louis Riel. In his later career, he represented crown interests in the Bering Sea Arbitration of 1893, and was selected by Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier to represent the Canadian position in a dispute with the United States regarding the boundaries of Alaska. Robinson declined a knighthood in 1894. He died in Toronto, Ontario on 31 October 1905.

References

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online

Academic offices
Preceded by The Hon. George William Allan	Chancellor of the University of Trinity College 1902–1905	Succeeded by John A. Worrell

Persondata
Name	Robinson, Christopher
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Date of birth	21 January 1828
Place of birth	York (Toronto), Upper Canada
Date of death	31 October 1905
Place of death	Toronto, Ontario