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| honorific-prefix = Sir <br />
| name = William Rose Robinson<br />
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Star of India|KCSI]]<br />
| image = <br />
| imagesize = 200px<br />
| order1 = Governor of Madras (acting)<br />
| term_start1 = 28 April 1875<br />
| term_end1 = 23 November 1875<br />
| predecessor1 = [[Vere Henry Hobart, Lord Hobart]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Richard Temple-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]]<br />
| governor-general1 = [[Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook]]<br />
| order2 = Member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India<br />
| term_start2 = 1873<br />
| term_end2 = 1878<br />
| governor-general2 = Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook,<br />[[Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1822|6|28|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1886|4|27|1822|6|28|df=y}}<br />
| death_place = [[United Kingdom]]<br />
| nationality = British<br />
}}<br />
'''Sir William Rose Robinson''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|KCSI}} (28 June 1822{{snd}}27 April 1886) was a British civil servant of the Indian civil service who acted as the [[Governor of Madras]] from 28 April 1875 to 23 November 1875.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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William Rose Robinson was born in 1822 to William Rose Robinson. He had his education at Bonn and Haileybury graduating in 1840-41.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Robinson joined the Indian civil service in 1842 and went to India. He became the Inspector General of Police (Madras Presidency) in 1865 and served in the capacity from 1865 to 1870. He served as the revenue member of the Executive council of the Governor of Madras from 1870 to 1873 and as additional member in the executive council of the Viceroy of India from 1873 to 1878. Robinson acted as the [[Governor of Madras]] from 28 April 1875 to 23 November 1875.<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Robinson died on 27 April 1886.<br />
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== Honours ==<br />
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Robinson was made a [[Order of the Star of India|Companion of the Order of the Star of India]] in 1866 and promoted to a Knight Commander in 1876.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=Dictionary of Indian Biography| last=Buckland| first=C. E.| year=1906| url=https://archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/362/mode/2up| publisher=Swan Sonnenschein & Co| location=London| page=362}}<br />
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