Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto

John Robinson
Chief Justice of Upper Canada
In office
July 1829 – 10 February 1841
MonarchKing George IV
Preceded bySir 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
MonarchQueen Victoria
Preceded by(new office)
Succeeded byWilliam Henry Draper
ConstituencyYork (town)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada
In office
31 January 1821 – July 1829
MonarchKing George IV
GovernorPeregrine Maitland
Preceded bynew riding
Succeeded byRobert Baldwin
ConstituencyYork, Upper Canada
Chancellor of the University of Trinity College
In office
1852 – 31 January 1863
Preceded by(new title college founded 1852)
Succeeded byJohn Hillyard Cameron
Solicitor General for Upper Canada
In office
13 February 1815 – 1818
Preceded byG. D'Arcy Boulton
Succeeded byChristopher Alexander Hagerman
Attorney General for Upper Canada
In office
11 February 1818 – 1829
Preceded byG. D'Arcy Boulton
Succeeded byHenry John Boulton
Personal details
Born(1791-07-26)26 July 1791
Berthier, Lower Canada
Died31 January 1863(1863-01-31) (aged 71)
Toronto, Ontario
Spouse
Emma Walker
(m. 1817)
ChildrenChristopher (1828–1905) – Toronto lawyer and was chancellor of Trinity University
Sir Charles (1836–1924) – soldier and writer
RelativesEsther 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/warsBattle 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.