William Robson (21 December 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Australian politician. He was born in Newcastle to mine manager William Robson and Annie Veitch. He was educated at East Maitland and

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and worked in a coal office before becoming a

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minister. He preached at Young, Braidwood, Waratah and

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before leaving the ministry around 1879. On 17 March 1868 he had married Annie Robertson, with whom he had three children; one of them, also called

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, continued the family's political tradition. He then worked for the colonial architects' office until 1885, eventually becoming a public accountant in 1895. In 1900 he was appointed to the

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as a Protectionist. He was a Member of Council of Newington College from 1898 until 1920 and was a lay preacher and strong advocate of union of the Methodist churches. He remained in the Council until his death in 1920 at Wollongong.

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1843 births 1920 deaths Nationalist Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council Members of Newington College Council {{Australia-Nationalist-politician-stub