Sir Richard Atkinson Robinson DL (October 16, 1849–April 28, 1928) was a chemist and pharmacist, who later became a local politician and was the first Conservative to lead the London County Council (1907-1908). Richard Atkinson Robinson II, Leader London County Council 1907-1908 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The dignity of Knight Bachelor is a part of the British honours system. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A chemist is a scientist who specializes in chemistry. ... Pharmacists are health professionals who practice pharmacy. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The County of London, shown within a map of Englands 1890 counties London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

He was the eldest son of a Whitby family engaged in the owning and operating of sailing ships. His father died when he was 18, and with four sisters and four younger bothers, there was no money for expensive higher education. Map sources for Whitby at grid reference NZ8910 Whitby is a historic town in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England. ... Higher education is education provided by universities and other institutions that award academic degrees, such as university colleges, and liberal arts colleges. ...

He apprenticed himself to a chemist and druggist in Bootle, migrating to a Kensington firm in 1870 and qualifying for registration in 1872. The firm's owner died and he bought it, going on to acquire also a shop in Tunbridge Wells and later a fashionable pharmacy near St. James's Palace. As a chemist and druggist, he could not become a full member of the Pharmaceutical Society, but in 1898 he and others in the same position became able to do so under an amending Act of Parliament which he had actively promoted. He subsequently became a member of the society's council and served as president in 1904-1907. He was instrumental in securing the drafting and adoption of compulsory poison regulations in 1899. If youre looking for the TV show, see The Apprentice. ... Bootle is a town in Merseyside, North West England. ... Kensington is an area to the west of Central London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Tunbridge Wells (officially Royal Tunbridge Wells) is a Wealden town in west Kent in England, just north of the border with East Sussex. ... Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον = drug) is the profession of compounding and dispensing medication. ... Main entrance of St. ... The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) is the regulatory and professional body for pharmacists in England, Scotland and Wales. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... In Westminster System parliaments, an Act of Parliament is a part of the law passed by the Parliament. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The skull and crossbones symbol traditionally used to label a poisonous substance. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

He was always active in local affairs. He became chairman of the Tunbridge Wells Tradesmen's Association and was a Town Councillor there; an Alderman in Kensington; a Deputy Lieutenant in the County of London and a Justice of the Peace both there and in the North Riding of Yorkshire; a Governor of the Imperial College of Science; a member of the board of the Thames Conservancy; and a cofounder and first chairman of the Society of Yorkshiremen in London. A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K., Canada, and its former colonies. ... An alderman is a member of a municipal legislative body in a town or city with many jurisdictions. ... The Deputy Lieutenant is the deputy to the Lord Lieutenant of a county. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a magistrate appointed by a commission to keep the peace, dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. ... The North Riding of Yorkshire is one of the three traditional subdivisions of the English county of Yorkshire. ... Tanaka Business School, Imperial College Imperial College London is a college of the University of London which focuses on science and technology, and is located in the South Kensington district of West London. ...

He was also elected to the London County Council as one of the "Moderates" (i.e. Conservatives) who opposed the "Progressive" (i.e. Liberal) majority. He served as Deputy Chairman of the council in 1903-04, and was leader of the "Municipal Reform Party" (the more active title assumed by the Moderates) in 1907 when, in a bitterly fought election, they won a remarkable majority against what they denounced as the Progressives' extravagance and wastefulness. After forming the first Municipal Reform administration, he seved as Chairman of the council in 1908-09. He was knighted in 1916, the first time that (as a result of the formation of the wartime coalition government) the Conservative Party could honour the success he had helped to achieve in 1907. The County of London, shown within a map of Englands 1890 counties London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London from 1889 until 1965, when it was replaced by the Greater London Council. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A silver statue of an armoured knight, created as a trophy in 1850 For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... A coalition is an alliance between entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ...

During World War I, he retired from business, serving as vice-chairman of the London Tribunal on Profiteering. In 1920 he moved back to Whitby where he became chairman of the urban district council. World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

In 1876 he married Jane Thistle of another Whitby family, and in 1926 they celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, as her parents and grandparents and his grandparents had done and as one of their sons and four of their grandchildren did later. He helped his children get better education than he had done and all his sons attended university or took equivalent professional qualifications, while his eldest daughter graduated at the London School of Economics and lectured there before World War One. 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... In German usage wedding anniversaries have many associations, such as the following, adapted from the German Wikipedia: 0 - green wedding or white wedding ½ - dream wedding ¾ - beer 1 - paper 2 - cotton 3 - leather, fruit, fir tree, wheat 4 - silk, amber, linen, wine, wax 5 - wood, diligence (if the couple have children... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or the LSE, is a specialist university based in London, often regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ...

He died in 1928, survived by his widow, three daughters and two sons, two other sons having been killed in action during the war. 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...