| Sir William Robinson | |
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| 11th Governor of Hong Kong | |
| In office 10 December 1891 – 25 November 1898 |
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| Preceded by | Sir George William Des Vœux |
| Succeeded by | Sir Henry Arthur Blake |
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| Born | 1836 Baden, German Confederation |
| Died | 1 December 1912 |
| Spouse(s) | Julia Sophia FeliciaIda Helen |
| Profession | Colonial administrator |
Sir William Robinson (Chinese: 威廉·羅便臣; 1836–1912) was a British colonial governor who was the last Governor of Trinidad and the first Governor of the merged colony of Trinidad and Tobago. He was also the 11th Governor of Hong Kong.
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Robinson was born in 1836. He was the eldest son of Rev. J. Banks Robinson. He became a Member of Slave Trade Commission in 1869 and was appointed Governor of Bahama Isles from 1874 to 1880. A year later, Robinson was appointed governor of the Windward Islands, a position he held until 1884. Afterwards, he became Governor of Barbados, and was transferred to become the Governor of Trinidad a year later. In 1889 the colony of Tobago was merged with Trinidad into the united colony of Trinidad and Tobago, with Robinson as its first governor, a position he held until 1891.
In 1891, Robinson was appointed Governor of Hong Kong, a position he served until 1898 and later became his last post in the Colonial Services. He was the Governor of Hong Kong who served the longest term. During his tenure, Sun Yet-Sen graduated from the colony's Medical School. Also, Robinson received the thanks of the Hong Kong government for the settlement of the Fanny Josephine affair (Venezuela).
Robinson married twice. He married his first wife, Julia Sophia, in 1862. She died in 1881 and Robinson married FeliciaIda Helen 3 years later, in 1884. Helen died ten years later. The couple had three sons and three daughters. Robinson himself died on 1 December 1912.
Despite public perceptions to the contrary, there are no places in Hong Kong named after Sir William Robinson. Places in Hong Kong with the name Robinson were actually named for an earlier Governor, Hercules Robinson, later the 1st Baron Rosmead. Robinson, Mark Aitchison Young and Christopher Patten are the only former Governor of Hong Kong whom have nothing in Hong Kong named in their honour.
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| Preceded by Sir John Pope Hennessy |
Governor of the Bahamas 1874–1880 |
Succeeded by Jeremias Thomas Fitzgerald Callaghan |
| Preceded by D. J. Gamble, acting |
Governor of Barbados and the Windward Islands 1880–1885 |
Succeeded by Sir Charles Cameron Lees as Governor of Barbados |
| Succeeded by Sir Walter Joseph Sendall as Governor of the Windward Islands |
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| Preceded by Sir Arthur Elibank Havelock |
Governor of Trinidad 1885–1889 |
Post abolished |
| Preceded by himself as Governor of Trinidad |
Governor of Trinidad and Tobago 1889–1891 |
Succeeded by Sir Frederick Napier Broome |
| Preceded by J. C. O'Halloran as Governor of Tobago |
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| Preceded by Major-General Digby Barker, Acting Administrator |
11th Governor of Hong Kong 1891–1898 |
Succeeded by Major-General Wilsone Black, Acting Administrator |
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