British Conservative Party politician
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.
Early life
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Robinson was born on 22 February 1907. He was the son of solicitor
[2]
Roland Walkden Robinson of
Blackpool
and the former Mary Collier Pritchard, a daughter of Joseph Pritchard, also of Blackpool.
[3]
He was educated at
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
, and was called to the Bar at
Lincoln's Inn
in 1929.
[3]
Career
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He was elected at the
1931 general election
as Member of Parliament (MP) for
Widnes
, a seat he held until
1935
,
[4]
when he was elected for
Blackpool
.
[5]
He held that seat until the constituency was divided at the
1945 election
, when he was elected for
Blackpool South
,
[6]
holding that seat until he retired from the
House of Commons
at the
1964 general election
.
[7]
Robinson never held ministerial office but was Chairman of the
Conservative
Commonwealth Affairs Committee in the House of Commons from 1954 to 1964. He was knighted in 1954,
[8]
admitted in 1962 to the
Privy Council
, and in 1964 was raised to the peerage as
Baron Martonmere
, of Blackpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
[9]
During the latter year, he was also appointed
Governor of Bermuda
, a post he held until 1972. He was further honoured when he was made a
KCMG
in 1966 and a
GBE
in 1973.
[10]
Personal life
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In 1930 Robinson was married to Maysie Gasque, daughter of Clarence Warren Gasque. After moving to Bermuda, they spent summers at Romay House,
Tucker's Town
and winters at
Lyford Cay
. They had one son and one daughter:
[10]
Robinson died at his home in
Lyford Cay
,
Nassau, Bahamas
, in May 1989, at the age of 82.
[10]
He was succeeded in the Barony of Martonmere by his grandson,
John Stephen Robinson
(b. 1963).
Descendants
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Through his daughter Loretta, he was a grandfather of Lisa Anne Rogers,
Edward S. Rogers III
, Melinda Mary Rogers, and Martha Loretta Rogers.
[3]
Arms
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Coat of arms of Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere
- Crest
- A lion's head erased Or in the mouth a crescent Gules.
- Escutcheon
- Argent a three masted merchant ship of early eighteenth century date the mainsails furled Proper on a chief Azure a portcullis chained between two roses Or.
- Supporters
- Dexter a lion Or collared flory counterflory Gules sinister a stag Gules attired and unguled collared flory counterflory Or.
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References
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- ^
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs ? Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
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Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2632
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a
b
c
d
Morris, Susan (20 April 2020).
Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019
. p. 3581.
ISBN
978-1-9997670-5-1
. Retrieved
13 June
2022
.
- ^
Craig, F. W. S.
(1983) [1969].
British parliamentary election results 1918?1949
(3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 409.
ISBN
0-900178-06-X
.
- ^
Craig, op. cit., page 93
- ^
Craig, op. cit., page 95
- ^
Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs ? Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
- ^
"No. 40227"
.
The London Gazette
. 9 July 1954. p. 4026.
- ^
"No. 43323"
.
The London Gazette
. 15 May 1964. p. 4191.
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a
b
c
"Lord Martonmere"
.
The New York Times
. 5 May 1989
. Retrieved
6 April
2015
.
- ^
Austen, Ian (3 December 2008).
"Edward S. Rogers Jr., Canadian Media Mogul, Dies at 75"
.
The New York Times
. Retrieved
13 June
2022
.
- ^
Debrett's Peerage
. 2019.
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