# William Albert Robinson

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British politician (1877–1949)

William Albert Robinson Member of Parliament for St Helens In office 14 November 1935 – 15 June 1945 Preceded by Richard Austin Spencer Succeeded by Hartley Shawcross Personal details Born 1877 Died 31 December 1949(1949-12-31) (aged 72) Party Labour

**William Albert Robinson** (1877 – 31 December 1949) was a British [Labour Party](/source/Labour_Party_(UK)) politician who served as the [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) (MP) for [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) from his election at the [1935 general election](/source/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election) until the [1945 election](/source/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election).[1]

## Career

Robinson had previously fought [Liverpool Exchange](/source/Liverpool_Exchange) at the [1929 general election](/source/1929_United_Kingdom_general_election).[1] He was elected [Member of Parliament](/source/Member_of_Parliament) (MP) for [St Helens](/source/St_Helens_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) at the [1935 general election](/source/1935_United_Kingdom_general_election) and served until the [1945 election](/source/1945_United_Kingdom_general_election).[1]

He was an active member of the [National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers](/source/National_Union_of_Distributive_and_Allied_Workers), for which he had served as Political Secretary.[2]

## Personal life

Robinson died on 31 December 1949.[3]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-craig1918-1949_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-craig1918-1949_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-craig1918-1949_1-2) [Craig, F. W. S.](/source/F._W._S._Craig) (1983) [1969]. *British parliamentary election results 1918–1949* (3rd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 176, 230. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-900178-06-X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900178-06-X).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DDT_2-0)** ["REVERSAL SOUGHT"](http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000521/19390410/097/0008). *Derby Daily Telegraph*. 10 April 1939. Retrieved 7 November 2015 – via [British Newspaper Archive](/source/British_Newspaper_Archive).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1950Obit_3-0)** ["Former M.P. Dies"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76284435/former-mp-dies/). *[The Observer](/source/The_Observer)*. 1 January 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2021.

## External links

- *[Hansard](/source/Hansard)* 1803–2005: [contributions in Parliament by William Robinson](https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-william-robinson)

Parliament of the United Kingdom Preceded by Richard Austin Spencer Member of Parliament for St Helens 1935 – 1945 Succeeded by Hartley Shawcross Party political offices Preceded by Walter R. Smith Chair of the Labour Party 1934–1935 Succeeded by Jennie Adamson

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