Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson (14 October 1853 – 21 April 1913) was a British

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, author,

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, fencer, and yachtsman.

Early life and family

Charles Newton-Robinson was born in London on 14 October 1853, the eldest son of Sir John Charles Robinson. He was educated at

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and then

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.Newton-Robinson, Charles Edmund.
''Who Was Who 2018''. Retrieved 5 October 2018. He married Janetta Anna Stirke.

Career

Newton-Robinson qualified as a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1879. He had a special interest in land development and was the founder and chairman of the Land Union. He played a role in the development of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, and Tankerton, Kent. In 1900 he was living at 11 Chesterfield Hill.

Hobbies

Newton-Robinson founded the Épée Club, London, in 1900 and took part in the

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. He was a member of the British fencing team and silver medallist at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens, now known as the

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. He wrote "Épée-de-Combat" for the 11th edition (1911) of ''The Encyclopædia Britannica''. A collection of his medals is in the National Fencing Museum. He was a yachtsman and a member of the council of the Yacht-Racing Association. He collected engraved gems and drawings and was a member of the committee that organised the Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art at the Burlington Club in 1903 and described the gems in that exhibition. He was a member of the Burlington Fine Arts Club and the Savile Club.

Death

Newton-Robinson died on 21 April 1913.

Selected publications

Poetry

* ''The Golden Hind: A Story of the Invincible Armada; Thessalé, and Other Poems''. George Bell & Sons, London, 1880. * ''Tintinnabula, New Poems''. Kegan Paul & Co., London, 1890. * ''The Viol of Love. Poems''. John Lane, London, 1895. * ''Ver Lyræ. Selected poems ... With seven new lyrics.'' Lawrence & Bullen, London, 1896.

Other

* ''The Cruise of the Widgeon. 700 Miles in a Ten-Ton Yawl, from Swanage to Hamburg &c''. Chapman & Hall, London, 1876. * ''A Royal Warren or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck''. Typographic Etching Company, London, 1882. (Illustrated by Alfred Dawson) * ''Alice in Plunderland''. Eveleigh Nash, London, 1910. (As Loris Carllew) (Illustrated by Linton Jehne) * "Épée-de-Combat", ''The Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th edition, 1911.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton-Robinson, Charles Edmund 1853 births 1913 deaths Lawyers from London 19th-century English lawyers Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Contributors to the Encyclopædia Britannica English barristers English male fencers English poets Fencers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Fencers at the 1906 Intercalated Games Gemologists People educated at Westminster School, London