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About John A. Robinson
- John Alexander Robinson (June 29, 1867 – April 1929) was a Scottish-born educator, journalist and political figure in Newfoundland.
- He represented Trinity Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly from 1898 to 1900. He was born in Glasgow and came to Newfoundland in 1882.
- For a time, Robinson was a grammar school principal in Carbonear.
- He founded the Newfoundland Teachers' Association and served as its president.
- Robinson was founder and editor of the St.
- John's Daily News.
- He served in the Legislative Council of Newfoundland from 1897 to 1898, from 1909 to 1919 and from 1926 to 1929.
- He was a member of the Executive Council serving as colonial secretary from 1898 to 1900, as Minister of Posts and Telegraphs from 1916 to 1919 and as a minister without portfolio in 1924 and 1928.
- Robinson was defeated when he ran for election to the Newfoundland assembly in 1900, 1904 and 1908 running as a Conservative and then as a member of the Newfoundland People's Party.
- In 1883, Robinson married Flora Taylor.
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