Robert Henry Hankinson (11 October 1877 – 25 October 1953) was an Australian politician. Born in Edenhope, Victoria, Edenhope in Victoria, Australia, Victoria to farmer Robert Hankinson and Alice Davies, he left school when he was thirteen to become a hotel yardsman. In 1898 he moved from Yarram, Victoria, Yarram to the Riverina, becoming a shop assistant and ultimately acquiring a store at Grong Grong. On 16 October 1901 he married Beatrice Mary Klimpsoch, with whom he had two daughters. He was an alderman at Narrandera, New South Wales, Narrandera (1911, 1919–24, 1925–30, 1947–53) and served several periods as mayor (1920–21, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–30, 1950–51). He also acquired farming lands near Ardlethan, New South Wales, Ardlethan, Narrandera and Eurolie, New South Wales, Eurolie. In 1932 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the National Party of Australia – Victoria, Country Party member for Electoral district of Murrumbidgee, Murrumbidgee, serving until 1941. Hankinson died at Narrandera in 1953.

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1877 births 1953 deaths National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors of places in New South Wales {{Australia-National-politician-stub