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John Robinson, Bishop of London

John Robinson, Bishop of London

Male 1650 - 1723  (72 years)

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  • Name John Robinson  [1] 
    Suffix Bishop of London 
    Born 07 Nov 1650  Cleasby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    Education Oxford, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Oriel College 
    Occupation Abt 1680  Stockholm, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location 
    chaplain to the British embassy 
    Occupation 1709 
    Dean of Windsor and Wolverhampton 
    Occupation 1710 
    Bishop of Bristol 
    Occupation Aug 1711 
    Lord Privy Seal 
    Public Service 1712  Utrecht, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    The Congress of Utrecht 
    Public Service Apr 1713  Utrecht, Netherlands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Acting as First Plenipotentiary John Robinson signed the treaty of Utrecht which led to the end of the War of the Spanish Succession 
    The Treaty of Utecht    		 The Treaty of Utecht
    A first edition of the Treaty of Utrecht, 1713, in Spanish (left), and a copy printed in 1714 in Latin and English (right).
    Buried Apr 1713  All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Will 1 Feb 1722  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Writing of his Last Will and Testament 
    The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London    		 The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London
    Will 1 Mar 1722  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Codicil (amendment) to his Last Will and Testament 
    The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London    		 The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London
    Died 11 Apr 1723  Hampstead, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 8] 
    Will 7 May 1723  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Probate 
    The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London    		 The Last Will and Testament of John Robinson, Bishop of London
    Person ID I2803  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Jul 2013 

    Father John Robinson, of Cleasby,   d. 1651, Cleasby, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Elizabeth Potter,   d. 1688, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10] 
    Documents
    The pedigree of Bishop John Robinson    		The pedigree of Bishop John Robinson
    This is a copy of the pedigree of John Robinson, Bishop of London "compiled from Bishop Robinson's own, made in 1711, and was continued by General C. W. Robinson, from one of Misses Robinson, of Hanover County, 1763, and with his own additions." This copy was published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume XV, for the year ending June 1908.
    Family ID F963  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Miss Mary Langton 
    Family ID F1024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Emma Charlton or Waring,   d. 1747/48 
    Family ID F1026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 07 Nov 1650 - Cleasby, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - Oriel College - - Oxford, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - The Congress of Utrecht - 1712 - Utrecht, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Acting as First Plenipotentiary John Robinson signed the treaty of Utrecht which led to the end of the War of the Spanish Succession - Apr 1713 - Utrecht, Netherlands Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Apr 1713 - All Saints Church, Fulham, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Writing of his Last Will and Testament - 1 Feb 1722 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Codicil (amendment) to his Last Will and Testament - 1 Mar 1722 - England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Probate - 7 May 1723 - England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    John Robinson, Bishop of London, at an early age.    		John Robinson, Bishop of London, at an early age.
    Photo printed in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography

  • Notes 
    • Author of an, Account of Sweden together with an Extract of the History of that Kingdom. By a person of note who resided many years there (London, 1695).
      A copy of the book is available in various eBook formats at the Internet Archive, www.archive.org Read the Book


      In "A Biographical History of England from the Revolution to the end of King George I's Reign Vol. II," a person who knew the Bishop of London is quoted as to his appearance and character as follows, " a little brown man, of a grave and venerable countenance; very charitable, and good humoured; strictly religious himself, and who took that care he could to make others so. He was very careful in whatever he undertook. Divinity and policy had pretty much equally divided his time; and, as few, if any, had made a better progress in either of them, so he could not but be always an ornament, as well as and advantage to his country."

  • Sources 
    1. [S986] The Pedigree of John Robinson, D.D., Bishop of Bristol, afterwards of London, Heralds' College, (Location: London; Date: 1712;).

    2. [S1032] Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, LL. D. (Editor), (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1915;), Page 1096.
      Only the year is given by this source.

    3. [S972] A Biographical History of England from the Revolution to the end of King George I's Reign Vol. II, Rev. Mark Noble, (Location: London; Date: 1806;), Page 79.

    4. [S972] A Biographical History of England from the Revolution to the end of King George I's Reign Vol. II, Rev. Mark Noble, (Location: London; Date: 1806;), Page 80.
      The place but not the church name is found in this text.

    5. [S989] The Dictionary of National Biography, Volume 17, Stephen (Sir Leslie), Robert Blake, Christine Stephanie Nicholls (Sir Sidney Lee, editor), (Name: Oxford University Press; Date: 1909;), Page 25.

    6. [S1236] The National Archives of the UK (TNA), Catalogue reference: PROB 11/591/66.
      Will of John Robinson Bishop of London, Bishop

    7. [S1032] Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, LL. D. (Editor), (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1915;), Page 1096.

    8. [S972] A Biographical History of England from the Revolution to the end of King George I's Reign Vol. II, Rev. Mark Noble, (Location: London; Date: 1806;), Page 80.

    9. [S1033] Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume V, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, LL. D., (Name: Lewis Historical Publishing Company; Location: New York; Date: 1915;), Page 1096.

    10. [S988] The Virginia magazine of history and biography, Volume XV, (Name: The Virginia Historical Society; Location: Richmond, VA; Date: Year Ending June 1908;), Page 446.