Jabel Robinson (11 December 1831 – 9 November 1907) was a Canadian farmer, lumber merchant and political figure in
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...
, Canada. He represented
Elgin West
Elgin West was a federal electoral district represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the county of Elgin int ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada from 1900 to 1904 as an Independent.
He was born in
Linslade
Linslade is a town in the Central Bedfordshire unitary authority area of Bedfordshire, England. It borders the town of Leighton Buzzard, with which it forms the civil parish of Leighton-Linslade (where the 2011 Census population was included). ...
,
Buckinghamshire
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, the son of William Robinson and May Clover, and was educated in England. He first worked as a carpenter and joiner. He was married twice: to Caroline Barnwell in 1854 and to Mary S. Mines in 1887.
[''Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1903'', AJ Magurn] He served as a member of the
St. Thomas town council and as a member of the council for
Southwold Township.
References
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
1831 births
1907 deaths
Independent MPs in the Canadian House of Commons
People from Linslade
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