James Hutchins Robson (23 September 1895 – 3 December 1975) was an Australian politician. He was the

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member for

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in the

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from 1956 to 1965. Robson was born in

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in England to George Robson, a drayman, and Jane Ann Mackay. He began working in the mines in 1909 and enlisted in the

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in 1914. In 1927 he and his family arrived in Australia, settling in Lithgow where Robson continued to work as a miner. He joined the

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in 1927 and was president of the federal electorate council for Macquarie, directing

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's local campaigns. He was also vice-president of the Federated Ironworkers' Association, and was a member of Lithgow Council from 1947 to 1956. In 1956, Robson was selected as the Labor candidate for the state seat of

; sitting Independent Labor MP

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was contesting Nepean. Robson won the seat by 132 votes against Independent Labor candidate William Black. In 1962 he held on only narrowly against Independent Harold Coates; he retired in

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, allowing Coates to win the seat. Robson died in 1975 in Lithgow.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robson, Jim 1895 births 1975 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians People from Lithgow, New South Wales