William Benjamin Robinson: Difference between revisions

In 1843, he negotiated a treaty with the [[Ojibwa|Chippewa]]s of [[Lake Simcoe]] where {{convert|700|acre|km2}} were "set aside to be held in trust" for their use. In 1844, he was elected to the [[Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada]] for Simcoe as a [[Tory]]; he held the seat until 1854, when he was reelected in South Simcoe. In December in that year, he was appointed inspector-general; he resigned the following March because he opposed [[William Henry Draper (judge)|William Henry Draper]]'s bill to create a University of Upper Canada. In 1846, he was appointed chief commissioner of public works. In the assembly, he opposed the secularization of [[University of Toronto|King's College]] and of the [[clergy reserves]]. He helped promote a railway link between the [[Province of Canada]] and the [[Maritimes]]. He opposed a proposed [[Separate school|Separate School]] act for [[Canada West]] in 1855.

 

In 1850, he negotiated two more [[Robinson Treaty|treaties]] with native leaders:

* one covering land along [[Lake Superior]] from [[Batchawana Bay]] to [[Pigeon River (Minnesota-Ontario)|Pigeon River]]