Luke Robinson (died 1773)
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Luke Robinson (died 1773){{rayment-hc|h|2|date=June 2014}} was an English barrister and politician.
He was the third son of Charles Robinson of Kingston upon Hull. He was educated at Gray's Inn, where he was called to the bar in 1722, and became a bencher in 1743.
He was elected at the 1741 general election as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Hedon. The defeated MP Harry Pulteney had him unseated on petition, and convicted of bribery at the York assizes.
Robisnson contested Hedon unsuccessfully at two subsequent by-elections, but his petition after the 1746 by-election was upheld, and he was awarded the seat in early 1747.
He was returned again at general election in July 1747, and held the seat until his defeat in 1754.
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| first = Romney R.
| last = Sedgwick
| title = ROBINSON, Luke (d.1773), of Elloughton on Brough, nr. Hull, Yorks
| url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1715-1754/member/robinson-luke-1773
| work = The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1715-1754
| editor = R. Sedgwick
| publisher = Boydell and Brewer
| accessdate = 18 June 2014
| year = 1970
}}
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| before = Harry Pulteney
| before2 = George Berkeley
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{{s-title
| title = Member of Parliament for Hedon
| years = 1741–1742
| with = Francis Chute
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{{s-aft
| after = The Earl of Mountrath
| after2 = George Berkeley
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| before = George Anson
| before2 = Samuel Gumley
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{{s-title
| title = Member of Parliament for Hedon
| years = 1747–1754
| with = George Anson to July 1747
| with2 = Sir John Savile from July 1747
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{{s-aft
| after = Sir Charles Saunders
| after2 = Peter Denis
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Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:People from Kingston upon Hull
Category:Members of Gray's Inn
Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituencies
Category:British MPs 1741–1747
Category:British MPs 1747–1754
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