| Quianu Robinson | |
| State House: | New Mexico |
| State: | New Mexico |
| District: | 2nd |
| Term Start: | 1916 |
| Term End: | 1918 |
| Preceded: | Conrad Hilton |
| Succeeded: | Telesforo Padilla |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | January 7, 1852 |
| Birth Place: | United States |
| Death Place: | United States |
| Branch: | New Mexico National Guard |
| Serviceyears: | 1887–1910 |
| Rank: | Captain |
Quianu Robinson (1852–1919) was a New Mexican politician who served as a Republican member of the New Mexico House of Representatives representing the second district of New Mexico from 1916 to 1918.[1]
Prior to his election, Robinson was a staunch political ally of Conrad N. Hilton Sr., who had served in the New Mexico Legislature from 1912 to 1916, before retiring and endorsing Robinson in his own run.[2] Robinson served only one term before he retired due to declining health, dying only one year later. Robinson was a member of the Knights of Columbus.[3] Other notable achievements include being the first to summit Robinson Peak in New Mexico, accompanied by Conrad Hilton.[4]
Quianu Robinson and six other explorers, including Conrad Hilton, were chosen to be members of the Hagerman-Robinson Expedition, and were the first to summit what is now known as Robinson Peak, New Mexico. The Hagerman-Robinson Expedition team was authorized by Herbert James Hagerman, who chose Quianu Robinson, a captain in the New Mexico National Guard as the leader of the team. This expedition was part of a larger effort to explore and map northern New Mexico, which had been previously uncharted. After the nearly 2-month long journey, Robinson and the other members of the expedition team made their way back home. Robinson Peak has since been named in Quianu's honor.[5]