Clifford William Robinson [SEP] position held
Clifford William Robinson
Clifford William Robinson (September 1, 1866 – July 27, 1944) was a New Brunswick lawyer, businessman and politician, the 12th Premier of New Brunswick.
He was born in Moncton, New Brunswick and was educated in Point de Bute, Saint John and Moncton before attending Mount Allison University. Robinson worked as a bookkeeper from 1886 to 1889 before studying law. He was called to the bar in 1892 and set up practice in Moncton. In 1897 he became both mayor of Moncton and a
1908 New Brunswick general election
The 12th New Brunswick general election was held on 3 March 1908, to elect 46 members to the 32nd New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, the governing house of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. The election was held before the adoption of party labels.
Of forty-six MLAs, twelve supported the government, thirty-one formed the opposition, and the other two were neutral. The incumbent government of Clifford William Robinson was defeated ousting the Liberals who had been in power since 1883.