Joseph Robinson (Australian politician)
Joseph Phelps Robinson (c.1815 – 13 August 1848) was a banker and politician in colonial New South Wales, a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council.[1][2]
Colonial Australia
Robinson was a Quaker and arrived aboard the Cornubia in Sydney in June 1842. Benjamin Boyd was a partner, and together they set up an office at Church Hill. Robinson's banking business brought him to the Port Phillip District in 1843[2] and in March 1844,[3] he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council for the Town of Melbourne. Robinson held the seat until 20 June 1848.[1]
Robinson was the seconder of John Dunmore Lang's motion in the New South Wales Legislative Council that the Port Phillip District be separated from New South Wales.[1][4]
Robinson died at his residence, Neutral Bay, North Shore, Sydney, New South Wales, of scarlet fever on 13 August 1848.[2][5]
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| New South Wales Legislative Council | ||
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| Preceded by | Member for Town of Melbourne March 1844 – 20 June 1848 |
Succeeded by Earl Henry Grey (renamed City of Melbourne) |
