Jim Robson (politician)
James Hutchins Robson(23 September 1895 – 3 December 1975) was an Australian politician. He was theLabormember forHartleyin theNew South Wales Legislative Assemblyfrom 1956 to 1965.
Robson was born inNewcastle upon TyneinEnglandto George Robson, a drayman, and Jane Ann Mackay. He began working in the mines in 1909 and enlisted in theNorthumberland Fusiliersin 1914. In 1927 he and his family arrived inAustralia,settling inLithgowwhere Robson continued to work as a miner. He joined theAustralian Labor Partyin 1927 and was president of the federal electorate council forMacquarie,directingBen Chifley's local campaigns. He was also vice-president of theFederated Ironworkers' Association,and was a member ofLithgow Councilfrom 1947 to 1956.[1]
In 1956, Robson was selected as the Labor candidate for the state seat ofHartley;sittingIndependent LaborMPJim Chalmerswas contestingNepean.Robson won the seat by 132 votes against Independent Labor candidate William Black. In 1962 he held on only narrowly against IndependentHarold Coates;he retired in1965,allowing Coates to win the seat.[2]Robson died in 1975 in Lithgow.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mr James Hutchins Robson".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales.Retrieved7 May2019.
- ^Green, Antony."Elections for Hartley".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales.Retrieved17 July2020.