The Lord Martonmere | |
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Governor of Bermuda | |
In office 1964–1972 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Sir Julian Gascoigne |
Succeeded by | Sir Richard Sharples |
Member of Parliament for Blackpool South | |
In office 5 July 1945 – 25 September 1964 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Peter Blaker |
Member of Parliament for Blackpool | |
In office 14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945 | |
Preceded by | Clifford Erskine-Bolst |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of Parliament for Widnes | |
In office 27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935 | |
Preceded by | Alexander Gordon Cameron |
Succeeded by | Richard Pilkington |
Personal details | |
Born | John Roland Robinson 22 February 1907 |
Died | 3 May 1989 Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas | (aged 82)
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Maysie Gasque
(after 1930) |
Relations | Edward S. Rogers III (grandson) John Stephen Robinson, 2nd Baron Martonmere (grandson) |
Children | 2, including Loretta Robinson |
Alma mater | Trinity Hall, Cambridge |
John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, GBE, KCMG, PC (22 February 1907 – 3 May 1989[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician who later served as Governor of Bermuda from 1964 to 1972.