Robinson baronets of Hawthornden and Dudley House (1908)

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Creation date1908 [1]
Statusextant
Mottoεὕρηκα, I have found [1]

The Robinson Baronetcy, of Hawthornden, Wynberg, in the Cape Province of South Africa, and Dudley House in the City of Westminster, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 27 July 1908 for the South African mining magnate Joseph Robinson. He was nominated for a peerage in 1922 but declined the honour. The second Baronet was a member of the Parliament of South Africa.

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Robinson baronets, of Hawthornden and Dudley House (1908)

There is no heir to the title.

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  1. 1 2 Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. London: Debrett's Peerage. 2000. p. B890. ISBN   033354577X.
  2. "Robinson, Sir Joseph (Benjamin)" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 21 October 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  3. "Robinson, Sir Joseph Benjamin" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 21 October 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. "Robinson, Sir Wilfred (Henry Frederick)" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 21 October 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  5. "Robinson, Sir Peter Frank" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 21 October 2021.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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