Roland Robinson (economist)
Roland Robinson may refer to: *Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere (1907–1989), British politician; Governor of Bermuda, 1964–1972 *Roland Robinson (poet) (1912–1992), Australian poet and writer *Roland Robinson (musician) Roland Robinson (1949, Detroit, Michigan – November 8, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee) was a longtime Memphis studio session bass player and songwriter. Robinson was a cousin and close friend of Teenie Hodges, Al Green's lead guitarist in the 1970s whe ...

Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere
John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, (22 February 1907 – 3 May 1989) was a British Conservative Party politician who later served as Governor of Bermuda from 1964 to 1972. Early life Robinson was born on 22 February 1907. He was the son of solicitor Roland Walkden Robinson of Blackpool and the former Mary Collier Pritchard, a daughter of Joseph Pritchard, also of Blackpool. He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1929. Career He was elected at the 1931 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Widnes, a seat he held until 1935, when he was elected for Blackpool. He held that seat until the constituency was divided at the 1945 election, when he was elected for Blackpool South, holding that seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1964 general election. Robinson never held ministerial office but was Chairman of the Conservative Commonwealth Affairs Committee in the House of Commons from 1954 to ...
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Roland Robinson (poet)
Roland Edward Robinson OAM (12 June 1912 – 8 February 1992) was an Australian poet, writer and collector of Australian Aboriginal myths. Life and career Robinson was born in Balbriggan, Co, Dublin, Ireland in 1912. At the age of 9, in 1921 he was brought to Australia. After only a brief education he worked in various jobs, mainly in the bush as a roustabout, boundary-rider, railway fettler, fencer, dam-builder, gardener and as a lifelong love - a ballet dancer. Robinson's first published poetry appeared in ''Beyond the Grass-Tree Spears'' published in 1944. He served in the Australian Army. His love of the Australian landscape and everyday scenes were inspiration for his poetry. He was one of the most dedicated poets to the Jindyworobak Movement. As well as a writer and poet, Robinson was dance critic for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' in the 1950s and 1960s. In the 1940s he took classes with Helene Kirsova and appeared in a number of productions by the Kirsova Ballet. Ro ...
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