John Robinson (27 March 1823,

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– 9 July 1902, Westwood Hall,

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)"John Robinson"
Grace's Guide. Retrieved 12 September 2019. was a British locomotive engineer. He was apprenticed in 1839 to Sharp, Roberts and Co, and in 1843 he became a partner. He became vice-chairman and co-managing director, with the chairman, C. P. Stewart. Upon Stewart's death in 1882, Robinson became Chairman, which position he retained until his retirement in 1890, the year after the company moved to Glasgow. He was a Member of the

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from 9 April 1872, a Member of Council from 1866, a Vice-President from 1870. He was elected President in 1878, and in 1879. He was a Justice of the Peace for

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, and was

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for 1882.

Family

He married Helen Lees, (c 1827 - 1908) in 1848; they had children: * Emily Lees Robinson (22 May 1849 - 1900) * Rev. Arthur Edward Robinson (1851 - ) * John Frederick Robinson (24 May 1853 -) * Helen Susan Robinson (1855 - ) * Herbert M. Robinson (1859 - ) * Edith Marianne Robinson (1860 - 1876)

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1823 births 1902 deaths English railway mechanical engineers High sheriffs of Staffordshire People from Skipton Engineers from Yorkshire {{UK-engineer-stub