William Robson (New South Wales politician)

For the NSW MLA 1905–1920 and MLC 1920–1951, see William Robson (Australian politician).

William Robson (21 December 1843 – 25 October 1920) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Newcastle to mine manager William Robson and Annie Veitch. He was educated at East Maitland and Wollongong and worked in a coal office before becoming a Methodist minister. He preached at Young, Braidwood, Waratah and Morpeth before leaving the ministry around 1879. On 17 March 1868 he had married Annie Robertson, with whom he had three children. He then worked for the colonial architects' office until 1885, eventually becoming a public accountant in 1895. In 1900 he was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Protectionist. He remained in the Council until his death in 1920 at Wollongong.