The Honourable Sir John Robinson | |
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| Chief Justice of Upper Canada | |
| In office July 1829 – 10 February 1841 | |
| Monarch | King George IV |
| Preceded by | Sir William Campbell |
| Succeeded by | (none: Province of Canada created by Act of Union 1840) |
| 1st Chief Justice of Canada West | |
| In office 10 February 1841 – 15 March 1862 | |
| Monarch | Queen Victoria |
| Preceded by | (new office) |
| Succeeded by | William Henry Draper |
| Constituency | York (town) |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada | |
| In office 31 January 1821 – July 1829 | |
| Monarch | King George IV |
| Governor | Peregrine Maitland |
| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Robert Baldwin |
| Constituency | York, Upper Canada |
| Chancellor of the University of Trinity College | |
| In office 1852 – 31 January 1863 | |
| Preceded by | (new title college founded 1852) |
| Succeeded by | John Hillyard Cameron |
| Solicitor General for Upper Canada | |
| In office 13 February 1815 – 1818 | |
| Preceded by | G. D'Arcy Boulton |
| Succeeded by | Christopher Alexander Hagerman |
| Attorney General for Upper Canada | |
| In office 11 February 1818 – 1829 | |
| Preceded by | G. D'Arcy Boulton |
| Succeeded by | Henry John Boulton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 July 1791 Berthier, Lower Canada |
| Died | 31 January 1863 (aged 71) Toronto, Ontario |
| Spouse |
Emma Walker (m. 1817) |
| Children | Christopher (1828–1905) – Toronto lawyer and was chancellor of Trinity University Sir Charles (1836–1924) – soldier and writer |
| Relatives | Esther Sayre (mother) Christopher Robinson (father) Peter Robinson (brother) William Benjamin Robinson (brother) Frederick Philipse Robinson (1st cousin) Major Stephen Heward (brother-in-law) D'Arcy Boulton (brother-in-law) Sir William H. Robinson (1766–1836, Commissary-General of Nova Scotia) |
| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | Battle of Queenston Heights |
Sir John Beverley Robinson, 1st Baronet, CB (26 July 1791 – 31 January 1863) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Upper Canada. He was considered the leader of the Family Compact, a group of families which effectively controlled the early government of Upper Canada.