Sir Foster Gotch Robinson was born 19 September 1880 in Sneyd Park

Sneyd Park

Sneyd Park is a suburb of Bristol, England, lying on the western fringe of Clifton Down, adjacent to the Avon Gorge and the Sea Walls observation point. Home to many millionaires, Sneyd Park was originally developed in Victorian times. Many Victorian and Edwardian villas line the edge of the Downs...

, Bristol, son of Edward Robinson and grandson of Elisha Smith Robinson

Elisha Smith Robinson

Elisha Smith Robinson 1817-1885 was the son of a Gloucestershire paper maker Edward Robinson. In 1840 his father threatened to replace him within the family business with a Londoner so he ventured to Bristol with a small loan and within 20 years his own printing and packaging business E. S. & A....

. He died 31 October 1967 in Eastwood Manor, Somerset.

Career

A first-class cricketer for Gloucestershire. Captain of Gloucestershire 1919-1923.

President of The Grateful Society 1940.

Master of Clifton Rugby Football Club

Clifton Rugby Football Club

Clifton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club founded in Clifton, Bristol, England. Over the years the club's home games have been played in a variety of locations in northern Bristol, though never in Clifton itself; since 1976 they have been based at the southern end of Cribbs Causeway.Clifton...

 1943-1944.

Master of The Society of Merchant Venturers.1943-1945.

Chairman of E. S. & A. Robinson 1944-

Knighted 15 July 1958.

Breeder and owner of the winner of the 1964 Oaks, Homeward Bound, and Merchant Venturer, second to Relko in the 1963 Derby.

External links

• The Robinsons of Bristol 1844-1944