Sir Henry Robinson, 1st Baronet

Who was Sir Henry Robinson, 1st Baronet?

Sir Henry Augustus Robertson, 1st Baronet, KCB, PC was an Irish civil servant.

Robinson was born in Dublin, the son of Sir Henry Robinson and his wife Eva, daughter of the 10th Viscount Valentia. Although he initially started work in a London merchant's office, he followed his father into the Irish Civil Service at the age of nineteen. He served in a number of temporary positions before being appointed an inspector with the Local Government Board for Ireland, with which he remained for the rest of his career. He eventually became vice-president of the Board, a position previously held by his father, in 1898 and retired in 1920.

Robinson was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1897 and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1900 and was appointed to the Privy Council of Ireland in 1902, entitling him to the style "The Right Honourable". He was created a Baronet in the 1920 New Year Honours.

Robinson was succeeded in the baronetcy by his eldest son, Christopher.