Jean Robinson

Jean Robinson, CBE; JP; (8 December 1899 – 5 November 1987) was the first female mayor of Blackpool, Lancashire from 1968–1969, after having been member of the town council for 14 years.

For people with similar names, see Gene Robinson (disambiguation).

She served as a Magistrate in the Juvenile Court and was President of the Blackpool Soroptomists.

She was the daughter of an Ashton-Under-Lyne cotton spinner, orphaned as a child and at the age of 14 was ‘mother’ of a household.

Jean and her husband Noel, ran the café at Abingdon Street Market for 27 years.

She was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire and she died in Richmond, Surrey.


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