William Alfred Robinson
Trade unionist and politician in South Australia
About William Alfred Robinson
Lived 1852 – 1927 (aged 74–75). William Alfred Robinson was an Australian and British trade unionist and politician.
William Alfred Robinson (1852 – 23 July 1927) was a trade unionist and politician in the State of South Australia.
History William Alfred Robinson was born in London, and emigrated to Victoria with his parents around 1863. He was apprenticed to the coachbuilding trade at the age of 16, and followed that occupation in Victoria and South Australia. He was a member of the Adelaide Hospital board, and assisted in the building up of the Railway Hospital Fund. He was appointed to the commission for the Adelaide Jubilee International Exhibition in 1887 and the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition in 1888.
He was elected for the Central District No.1 in the Legislative Council on 15 April 1893 and held it until 18 May 1900.
He died in Adelaide on 23 July (aged 75).
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trade unionist and politician in South Australia (1852–1927)
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William Alfred Robinson was born in 1852 in London.
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William Alfred Robinson died on 23 July 1927 in Adelaide.
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William Alfred Robinson was a trade unionist and politician.
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