Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson
British barrister and fencer (1853–1913)
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Charles Edmund Newton-Robinson (14 October 1853 – 21 April 1913) was a British barrister, author, gemologist, fencer, and yachtsman.[2]
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| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1853 London | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 April 1913 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Westminster School Trinity College, Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Barrister | ||||||||||||||
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Early life and family
Charles Newton-Robinson was born in London on 14 October 1853, the eldest son of Sir John Charles Robinson. He was educated at Westminster School and then Trinity College, Cambridge.[3]
He married Janetta Anna Stirke.[3]
Career
Newton-Robinson qualified as a barrister of the Inner Temple in 1879. He had a special interest in land development and was the founder and chairman of the Land Union.[3] He played a role in the development of Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, and Tankerton, Kent.[4]
In 1900 he was living at 11 Chesterfield Hill.[5]
Hobbies
Newton-Robinson founded[3] the Épée Club, London, in 1900 and took part in the 1900 Summer Olympics.[citation needed] He was a member of the British fencing team and silver medallist at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens,[3] now known as the 1906 Intercalated Games. He wrote "Épée-de-Combat" for the 11th edition (1911) of The Encyclopædia Britannica. A collection of his medals is in the National Fencing Museum.[6]
He was a yachtsman and a member of the council of the Yacht-Racing Association.[3]
He collected engraved gems and drawings[3] and was a member of the committee that organised the Exhibition of Ancient Greek Art at the Burlington Club in 1903 and described the gems in that exhibition.[7]
He was a member of the Burlington Fine Arts Club and the Savile Club.[3]
Death
Selected publications
Poetry
- The Golden Hind: A Story of the Invincible Armada; Thessalé, and Other Poems. George Bell & Sons, London, 1880.
- Tintinnabula, New Poems. Kegan Paul & Co., London, 1890.
- The Viol of Love. Poems. John Lane, London, 1895.
- Ver Lyræ. Selected poems ... With seven new lyrics. Lawrence & Bullen, London, 1896.
Other
- The Cruise of the Widgeon. 700 Miles in a Ten-Ton Yawl, from Swanage to Hamburg &c. Chapman & Hall, London, 1876.
- A Royal Warren or Picturesque Rambles in the Isle of Purbeck. Typographic Etching Company, London, 1882. (Illustrated by Alfred Dawson)
- Alice in Plunderland. Eveleigh Nash, London, 1910. (As Loris Carllew) (Illustrated by Linton Jehne)
- "Épée-de-Combat", The Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th edition, 1911.
