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Canadian politician
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Place of birth
County Roscommon, Connacht, Ireland
Place of death
Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Age
59 years
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member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
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Biography
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.
Electoral history
| 1879 Ontario general election: Kent West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Edward Robinson | 1,343 | 52.69 | +5.36 | ||||
| Conservative | Alexander Coutts | 1,206 | 47.31 | −5.36 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,549 | 46.87 | −11.77 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 5,438 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.36 | ||||||
| Source:+link Elections Ontario | ||||||||
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