Albert Robinson (Australian politician)
| Albert Robinson | |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 18 April 1928 – 16 November 1928 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Henry Barwell |
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| Born |
20 May 1877 Lyndoch, South Australia |
| Died | 25 May 1943 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party |
Liberal Union (1915-1923) Liberal Federation (1923-1924) Nationalist (1928) Independent (1934-1943) |
Albert William Robinson (20 May 1877 – 25 May 1943) was an Australian Senator and long serving member of the South Australian House of Assembly.
Born in Lyndoch, South Australia to George Septimus Robinson, publican and grazier, and his wife Lucy, Robinson was educated in Clare and Roseworthy Agricultural College, where he studied viticulture, before commencing work as a pastoralist on his father's property "Werocata" near Balaklava.
Robinson married Edith Laine in 1904; the marriage produced three daughters and three sons.
His stature in the area led to his election as President of the Balaklava-Dalkey Agricultural Society, Chairman of the Balaklava Racing Club and vice-president of the Farmers and Producers Political Union. Robinson used this local prominence to good effect by gaining Liberal Union pre-selection for the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Wooroora at the 1915 election. During his time in parliament, Robinson chaired the influential Government Railways Standing Committee and through this influence in combination with the wealth he had gained from farming, Robinson was considered a possible future Premier of South Australia.
He surprisingly lost his seat as a Liberal Federation candidate at the 1924 election, when the Australian Labor Party swept to power. Robinson remained involved in Liberal politics and was appointed by the South Australian parliament in April 1928 to the senate position vacated by Sir Henry Barwell upon the latter's resignation to become South Australian Agent-General in London. Robinson sat with the Nationalist Party of Australia (the federal equivalent of the South Australian-based Liberal Federation) in the Senate for eight months before his defeat at the 1928 federal election.
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