Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet
Sir William Robinson, 1st Baronet (19 November 1655 – 22 December 1736), 1st
Robinson was the eldest son of Thomas Robinson of York, a
Robinson was returned as
Robinson was returned as MP for Northallerton at the 1690 English general election. He was MP for York from 1698 until 1722. He was also Lord Mayor of York in 1700.[4] In the city, he lived at The Red House, which he built in 1714.[5]
He commissioned
Robinson died on 22 December 1736 and was buried at Topcliffe. He had five sons and one daughter. His eldest son, Metcalfe, survived him by only four days, the baronetcy then passed to his second son, Tancred, who became a Rear-Admiral of the White and was twice Lord Mayor of York. His fourth son, Thomas served as Secretary of State for the Southern Department and Leader of the House of Commons, and was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantham in 1761.
References
- ^ a b c Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1904), Complete Baronetage volume 4 (1665–1707), vol. 4, Exeter: William Pollard and Co, p. 158, retrieved 2 February 2019
- ^ "Robinson, William (RBN670W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "ROBINSON, William (c.1654-1736), of Newby, Yorks". History of Parliament Online (1660–1690). Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "ROBINSON, Sir William, 1st Bt. (?1654-1736), of Newby, Yorks". History of Parliament Online (1715–1754). Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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