Sir (James) Clifton Robinson (1 January 1848 – 6 November 1910), born in Birkenhead, England,[1] was known as the "Tramway King", having involvement in the building and operating of street tramways in New York City, London, Liverpool, Dublin, Cork, Bristol, Edinburgh and Los Angeles.
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He was Managing Director of the Bristol Tramways, the Imperial Tramways Company, London United Tramways,[2] and the Corris Railway.[3]
He was awarded a knighthood in 1905[4] and died from heart disease in New York.[1]
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