Edward Robinson (Canadian politician)

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Edward Robinson

| image =

| imagesize = 180px

| office1 = Ontario MPP

| term_start1 = 1879

| term_end1 = 1883

| predecessor1 = Alexander Coutts

| successor1 = James Clancy

| constituency1 = Kent West

| party = Liberal

| birth_date = {{birth date text|1829}}

| birth_place = County Roscommon, Ireland

| death_date = {{death date and age|1888|1|3|1829|07|01}}

| death_place = Chatham, Ontario

| occupation = Lawyer

| relations =

| spouse = {{marriage |Charlotte Miller|1864}}

| children =

}}

Edward Robinson (born 1828 - January 3, 1888) was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Kent West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1879 to 1883.

He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland in 1829 and educated at Trinity College in Dublin. He came to Toronto in 1854 as head of the mathematics department of the Toronto Grammar School. Robinson later articled in law, was admitted as an attorney in 1863 and became a partner of Walter McCrea at Chatham. In 1864, he married Charlotte Miller.