Anthony Robinson (MP)

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Anthony Robinson (c1582-1641) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1621 and 1624.

Life

Robinson was the son of Robert Robinson of Gloucester. He matriculated at St Alban Hall, Oxford on 14 October 1597, aged 15, and in 1601 entered the Middle Temple to study law. In 1605 he married Hester, daughter of John Browne, mercer of Gloucester, and had 6 sons and 3 daughters. [1] Abandoning the law, he became a merchant and attained the status of gentleman. [2]

He was sheriff of Gloucester in 1616. In 1621, he was elected Member of Parliament for Gloucester alongside his brother-in-law John Browne and both were re-elected in 1624. In 1626 he was made an alderman for life and in 1629 he was made Mayor of Gloucester for a year. [3] In 1634 Robinson delivered the city’s petition in favour of its puritan lecturer, John Workman to Archbishop Laud. [1]

He died in 1641 and was buried in St Nicholas Church, Gloucester. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "ROBINSON, Anthony (c.1582-1641), of Gloucester, Glos". History of Parliament. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. Barlow, Jill (2001). A Calendar of the Registers of the Apprentices of the City of Gloucester 1595-1700. p. 38.
  3. W R Williams Parliamentary History of the County of Gloucester
  4. Chancellor Parson's Notes. Bristol and Gloucester Archaeological Society. 2005. p. 216.
Parliament of England
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Gloucester
1621–1624
With: John Browne
Succeeded by