William Robinson (colonial administrator, born 1836)

Sir William Robinson
11th Governor of Hong Kong
In office
10 December 1891 – 25 November 1898
MonarchVictoria
Lieutenant GovernorMG Sir George Barker
MG Sir Wilsone Black
Colonial SecretaryFrancis Fleming
G.T.M. O'Brien
Sir Stewart Lockhart
Preceded bySir William Des Vœux
Succeeded bySir Henry Arthur Blake
Personal details
Born9 February 1836
Wetherden, Suffolk, England
Died1 December 1912 (1913-01) (aged 76)
28 Evelyn Mansions, Carlisle Place, London, England
Spouses
Juliana Sophia Dampier
(m. 1862; died 1881)
Felicia Ida Helen Rattray
(m. 1884; died 1894)
ProfessionColonial administrator
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese羅便臣
Simplified Chinese罗便臣
Transcriptions
Yue: Cantonese
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Sir William Robinson GCMG (Chinese: 羅便臣; 9 February 1836 – 1 December 1912)[1] was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong.[2]

  1. ^ "Past Governor of Trinidad and Tobago Sir William Robinson".
  2. ^ "Sir William Robinson". The Times. 3 December 1912. p. 9.