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John Alexander Robinson (June 29, 1867 – April 1929) was a
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-born educator, journalist and political figure in
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. He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1898 to 1900. He was born in Glasgow and came to Newfoundland in 1882. For a time, Robinson was a grammar school principal in Carbonear. He founded the Newfoundland Teachers' Association and served as its president. Robinson was founder and editor of the St. John's ''Daily News''. He served in the
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from 1897 to 1898, from 1909 to 1919 and from 1926 to 1929. He was a member of the Executive Council serving as colonial secretary from 1898 to 1900, as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1916 to 1919 and as a
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in 1924 and 1928. Robinson was defeated when he ran for election to the Newfoundland assembly in 1900, 1904 and 1908 running as a Conservative and then as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party. In 1883, Robinson married Flora Taylor.


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* Members of the Legislative Council of Newfoundland 19th-century members of the Newfoundland House of Assembly 1867 births 1929 deaths Journalists from Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland Colony people Government ministers of the Dominion of Newfoundland Colonial Secretaries of Newfoundland Newfoundland People's Party politicians {{Newfoundland-politician-stub