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Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Martonmere
GBE KCMG PC
Governor of Bermuda
In office
1964–1972
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Julian Gascoigne
Succeeded bySir Richard Sharples
Member of Parliament for Blackpool South
In office
5 July 1945 – 25 September 1964
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byPeter Blaker
Member of Parliament for Blackpool
In office
14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945
Preceded byClifford Erskine-Bolst
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Widnes
In office
27 October 1931 – 25 October 1935
Preceded byAlexander Gordon Cameron
Succeeded byRichard Pilkington
Personal details
Born
John Roland Robinson

(1907-02-22)22 February 1907
Died3 May 1989(1989-05-03) (aged 82)
Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Maysie Gasque
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(after 1930)​
RelationsEdward S. Rogers III (grandson)
John Stephen Robinson, 2nd Baron Martonmere (grandson)
Children2, including Loretta Robinson
Alma materTrinity Hall, Cambridge

John Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere, GBE, KCMG, PC (22 February 1907 – 3 May 1989[1]) was a British Conservative Party politician who later served as Governor of Bermuda from 1964 to 1972.

Early life

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Robinson was born on 22 February 1907. He was the son of solicitor[2] Roland Walkden Robinson of Blackpool and the former Mary Collier Pritchard, a daughter of Joseph Pritchard, also of Blackpool.[3]

He was educated at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1929.[3]

Career

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He was elected at the 1931 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for Widnes, a seat he held until 1935,[4] when he was elected for Blackpool.[5] He held that seat until the constituency was divided at the 1945 election, when he was elected for Blackpool South,[6] holding that seat until he retired from the House of Commons at the 1964 general election.[7]

Robinson never held ministerial office but was Chairman of the Conservative Commonwealth Affairs Committee in the House of Commons from 1954 to 1964. He was knighted in 1954,[8] admitted in 1962 to the Privy Council, and in 1964 was raised to the peerage as Baron Martonmere, of Blackpool in the County Palatine of Lancaster.[9] During the latter year, he was also appointed Governor of Bermuda, a post he held until 1972. He was further honoured when he was made a KCMG in 1966 and a GBE in 1973.[10]

Personal life

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In 1930 Robinson was married to Maysie Gasque, daughter of Clarence Warren Gasque. After moving to Bermuda, they spent summers at Romay House, Tucker's Town and winters at Lyford Cay. They had one son and one daughter:[10]

Robinson died at his home in Lyford Cay, Nassau, Bahamas, in May 1989, at the age of 82.[10] He was succeeded in the Barony of Martonmere by his grandson, John Stephen Robinson (b. 1963).

Descendants

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Through his daughter Loretta, he was a grandfather of Lisa Anne Rogers, Edward S. Rogers III, Melinda Mary Rogers, and Martha Loretta Rogers.[3]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Roland Robinson, 1st Baron Martonmere
Crest
A lion's head erased Or in the mouth a crescent Gules.
Escutcheon
Argent a three masted merchant ship of early eighteenth century date the mainsails furled Proper on a chief Azure a portcullis chained between two roses Or.
Supporters
Dexter a lion Or collared flory counterflory Gules sinister a stag Gules attired and unguled collared flory counterflory Or.[12]
Motto
Integrity and understanding.

References

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  1. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 3)
  2. ^ Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 2, Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 2632
  3. ^ a b c d Morris, Susan (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. p. 3581. ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ Craig, F. W. S. (1983) [1969]. British parliamentary election results 1918–1949 (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. p. 409. ISBN 0-900178-06-X.
  5. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 93
  6. ^ Craig, op. cit., page 95
  7. ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "B" (part 3)
  8. ^ "No. 40227". The London Gazette. 9 July 1954. p. 4026.
  9. ^ "No. 43323". The London Gazette. 15 May 1964. p. 4191.
  10. ^ a b c "Lord Martonmere". The New York Times. 5 May 1989. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  11. ^ Austen, Ian (3 December 2008). "Edward S. Rogers Jr., Canadian Media Mogul, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  12. ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2019.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Widnes
1931–1935 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Blackpool
1935–1945 		Constituency abolished
New constituency Member of Parliament for Blackpool South
1945–1964 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Bermuda
1964–1972 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Martonmere
1964–1989 		Succeeded by
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