Background
Robinson, Albert Edward Phineas was born on December 30, 1915 in Durban. Son of Charles Phineas and Mabel Victoria Robinson.
Robinson, Albert Edward Phineas was born on December 30, 1915 in Durban. Son of Charles Phineas and Mabel Victoria Robinson.
Durban High School and Stellenbosch, London School of Economics, Trinity College, Cambridge and Leiden Universities.
Leader United Party in Council 1945-1948. United Party Member of Parliament, South African Parliament. 1947-1953; perm, resident in South. Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 1953.
Director banks, building societies, several financial and industrial companies
1953-1961; Chairman Central African Airways Corporation 61. Deputy Chairman General Mining and Finance Company Limited.
1963-1971. Chairman Johannesburg Consolidated Investment Company Limited.
1971-1980, Rustenburg Platinum Mines Limited. 1971-1980; Director AngloAmerican Corporation of South Africa Limited.
1965-1988. Chancellor, University of Bophuthatswana.
Honorary Doctorate.Com.
Johannesburg City Council and Monckton Commission 1960.
Married 1st Mary J. Bertish in 1944 (died in 1973), four daughter. Married 2nd Mistress M. L. Royston-Pigott (nee Barrett) in 1975.