Monday, 1 May 2017
1544 Sidney Robinson
Constituency : Breconshire 1906-18, Brecon and Radnor 1918-22
Sidney took over from Charles Morley at Breconshire.
Sidney was a locally-educated timber merchant. He was a Cardiff town councillor from 1895 to 1901. He was strongly opposed to the 1902 Education Act. He became President of Cardiff Liberal Association.
Sidney supported Lloyd George in 1916.
In 1918 Sidney's constituency was merged with Radnorshire represented by Francis Edwards. Edwards decided to retire and Sidney was unopposed.
Sidney stood down in 1922.
He died in 1956 aged 93.
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