Edward Robinson (Canadian politician) explained

Edward Robinson
Office1:Ontario MPP
Term Start1:1879
Term End1:1883
Predecessor1:Alexander Coutts
Successor1:James Clancy
Constituency1:Kent West
Party:Liberal
Birth Date: 1829
Birth Place:County Roscommon, Ireland
Death Place:Chatham, Ontario
Occupation:Lawyer

Edward Robinson (born 1828 - January 3, 1888) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Kent West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1879 to 1883.

He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland in 1829 and educated at Trinity College in Dublin. He came to Toronto in 1854 as head of the mathematics department of the Toronto Grammar School. Robinson later articled in law, was admitted as an attorney in 1863 and became a partner of Walter McCrea at Chatham. In 1864, he married Charlotte Miller.

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