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Born in 1821 in York (later Toronto), the second son of Sir John Beverley Robinson , Bart, the younger Robinson was educated at Upper Canada College. He served as Aide-de-Camp to Sir Francis Bond Head, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, and assisted in suppressing the Rebellion of 1837. Robinson was called to the bar of Upper Canada in 1844, and served on Toronto City Council in the 1850s first as an alderman and then as
Mayor of Toronto in 1857Events January 9 Earthquake at Fort Tejon, California with an estimated magnitude of 7. 9 February 16 The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC becoming the first school for the advanced education. He served as a member of the Province of CanadaNote: for information about Canada's present-day provinces, see Provinces of Canada. The Province of Canada was a British colony in North America, created by the fusion of the Canadas into one province by the Act of Union (1840). The former Lower Canada b's legislature from 1858Events January 14 Felice Orsini and his accomplices fail to assassinate Napoleon III in Paris but their bombs kill 156 bystanders. Because of the involvement of French emigres living in Britain, there is a brief anti-British feeling in France but the empe to 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen and supported the government of John A. MacdonaldSir John Alexander Macdonald Rank 1st ( 1867- 1873 and 1878- 1891) Date of Birth January 11, 1815 Place of Birth Glasgow, Scotland Spouses Isabella Clark Susan Agnes Bernard Profession lawyer Political Party Conservative The Right Honourable Sir John Alex and George-Étienne Cartier that led to Canadian Confederation. He was defeated in the 1863 election due to opposition to Separate Schools for Roman Catholics. Following his defeat he was appointed to the position of City Solicitor.Robinson was elected to the new federal House of Commons as a Conservative Member of Parliament in 1872. He was defeated in 1874 but returned to Parliament the next year by winning a by-election.
He was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1880 and served until 1887. During his mandate, he welcomed people from a variety of backgrounds to Government House, and his sympathetic nature earned him the respect of the public. He died in Toronto in 1896.
| Preceded by: Donald Alexander Macdonald | List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario | Succeeded by: Sir Alexander Campbell |
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