William C. F. Robinson
Sir William Robinson GCMG | |
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11th Governor of South Australia | |
In office 19 February 1883 – 5 March 1889 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Premier |
John Cox Bray (1883-84) John Colton (1884-85) Sir John Downer (1885-87) Thomas Playford II (1887-89) |
Preceded by | Sir William Jervois |
Succeeded by | The Rt Hon. Earl of Kintore |
9th Governor of Western Australia | |
In office 1875–1877 | |
Preceded by | Frederick Weld |
Succeeded by | Harry Ord |
In office 1880–1883 | |
Preceded by | Harry Ord |
Succeeded by | Frederick Broome |
In office 1890–1895 | |
Premier | Sir John Forrest |
Preceded by | Frederick Broome |
Succeeded by | Gerard Smith |
1st Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island | |
In office 6 October 1870 – 4 July 1874 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General |
The Lord Lisgar The Earl of Dufferin |
Premier |
James Colledge Pope Robert Haythorne Lemuel Owen |
Preceded by | Robert Hodgson |
Succeeded by | Robert Hodgson |
Personal details | |
Born |
County Westmeath, Ireland | 14 January 1834
Died |
2 May 1897 63) South Kensington, London | (aged
Nationality | British |
Spouse(s) | Olivia Edith Dean (m. 1862) |
Children | three sons and two daughters |
Residence | South Kensington, London |
Occupation | musical composer, colonial administrator |
Profession | Politician |
Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson GCMG (14 January 1834 – 2 May 1897) was a British colonial administrator and a musical composer, being the author of several well-known songs. He was variously Governor of the Falkland Islands, Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island, Governor of Western Australia, Governor of South Australia and Governor of the Straits Settlements.
Biography
Robinson was the fifth son of Admiral Hercules Robinson. In 1858 he entered the service of the Colonial Office as private secretary to his elder brother, Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, who was then Lieutenant Governor of St. Kitts.[1]
He married in 1862, and in 1866 was appointed Governor of the Falkland Islands. On 10 June 1873 he was appointed the first Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island,[1] and created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG).
After leaving Prince Edward Island he was made Governor of Western Australia and served three terms – 1875 to 1877, 1880 to 1883 and 1890 to 1895 – which included the transition of the colony to self-governance in 1890. He was made a KCMG in 1877 and a GCMG in 1887.[1]
Between the three terms of office in Western Australia, he took the offices of Governor of the Straits Settlements (1877–1879) and Governor of South Australia (1883–1889).
Robinson retired from active service in 1895 aged 61, and died two years later in South Kensington, London, on 2 May 1897.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Carlyle 1901.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Carlyle, Edward Irving (1901). "Robinson, William Cleaver Francis". In Sidney Lee. Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
External links
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- Constitution Centre of Western Australia
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Prince Edward Island
Government offices | ||
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Preceded by Capt. James George Mackenzie |
Governor of the Falkland Islands 1866–1870 |
Succeeded by Colonel George Abbas Kooli D'Arcy |
Preceded by Sir Robert Hodgson |
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island 1873–1874 |
Succeeded by Sir Robert Hodgson |
Preceded by Sir Frederick Weld |
Governor of Western Australia 1875–1877 |
Succeeded by Major-General Sir Harry Ord |
Preceded by Sir William Jervois |
Governor of the Straits Settlements 1877–1879 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Aloysius Weld |
Preceded by Major-General Sir Harry Ord |
Governor of Western Australia 1880–1883 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Broome |
Preceded by Lieutenant General Sir William F.D. Jervois, GCMG, CB |
Governor of South Australia 1883–1889 |
Succeeded by Right Honourable the Earl of Kintore, PC, GCMG |
Preceded by Sir Frederick Broome |
Governor of Western Australia 1890–1891 |
Succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Gerard Smith |
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