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unusual facts about William Robinson



Edric Gifford, 3rd Baron Gifford

After leaving Western Australia in January 1883 following disputes with the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Wrenfordsley and the Governor Sir William Robinson, Gifford was Colonial Secretary of Gibraltar from 1883 to 1887.

Howard Van Doren Shaw

Shaw was also influenced at this time by the writings of Reginald Blomfield, who argued in favor of using pre-industrial materials to design formal gardens, and William Robinson, who pioneered the idea of a wildlife garden.


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George Livingston Robinson

He was born in West Hebron, New York to William Robinson and Mary (Archibald) Robinson.

Log College

The known graduates include Charles Beatty, Samuel Blair, Samuel Finley, William Robinson, John Rowland, Charles Tennent, John Tennent, and William Tennent Jr.

Sir Thomas Robinson, 1st Baronet

He was eldest son and heir of William Robinson (bapt. Rokeby, Yorkshire, 23 September 1675, d. 24 February 1720), who married, in 1699, Anne, daughter and heiress of Robert Walters of Cundall in Yorkshire; she died on 26 July 1730, aged 53, and was buried in the centre of the south aisle of Merton church, Surrey, where a marble monument was placed to her memory.

Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet

Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (19 November 1655 – 22 December 1736), 1st Baronet of Newby-on-Swale, Yorkshire, was an English Member of Parliament and Lord Mayor of York.

William Robinson Clark

In Canada, he also became a close friend of the long-time Prime Minister and political figure, William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950), who was also of Scottish descent, and the Reverend William Robinson Clark is referred to in the Archives of Canada.