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ROBINSON, SIR HARRY PERRY, third son of Rev. Julian Robinson, Chaplain EICS, editor Pioneer newspaper [check], and Harriet Woodcock, dau. of Rev. John Sharpe DD, Vicar of Doncaster, Yorks.; b. 30 Nov 1859; adm. 12 Jun 1873 (James'), exhibitioner; QS (Capt. ) 1874; Capt. of the School 1877; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1878, matr. 11 Oct 1878; lived in USA 1883-1900; owner and editor, The Railway Age 1887-1900; Chief of Department, McKinley’s National Campaign Committee 1896; Managing Director, Isbister & Co., 1901-4; Special Correspondent of The Times newspaper in many parts of the world; War Correspondent, The Times 1914-8; Chevalier, Légion d’Honneur 1919; KBE 1 Jan 1920; author, Of Distinguished Animals, 1911, and other works; m. 1st, 21 Sep 1891 Mary, dau. of Thomas Lowry, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; m. 2nd, 1 Aug 1905 Florence Anne, dau. of Joseph Tester, Surbiton, Surrey; d. 20 Dec 1930.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.