Businessman, philanthropist.
Born at Winnipeg on 10 October 1908, son of ? Robinson and Evelyne Emma Pickett, he attended Mulvey School and Kelvin High School. In 1936, he established a lighting manufacturing agency and, in 1947, incorporated the electrical distribution firm of B. A. Robinson Company, operating it until retirement in 1985.
In retirement, he became an active philanthropist in the community. Robinson donated thousands of tickets to support events for underprivileged chilren, and served on many charitable boards, including the Manitoba Centennial Corporation, Society for Crippled Children, Electric Service League of Manitoba, Salvation Army Advisory Board, Grace Hospital, Winnipeg Football Club, and the Council of Catherine Booth Bible College. He was a founding member of Camp Manitou and was active for 31 years in the Rotary Club of Winnipeg.
On 7 October 1939, he married Geraldine Lorraine “Gerry” Miller at Winnipeg and they went on to have three sons and a daughter.
He died at Winnipeg on 15 October 2008, five days after his one hundredth birthday, and was buried in the Thomson in the Park Cemetery.
Birth registration [Burton Allen Robinson], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Burton Allen Robinson, Geraldine Louise Miller], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 October 2008.
This page was prepared by Kris Keen and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 March 2024
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