John_Robinson_(Archdeacon_of_Bedford)
John Robinson (died 1598) was an English priest and academic in the second half of the 16th century.[1]
Robinson was born in Richmondshire and educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[2] He was President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1564 to 1572.[3] He held livings at East Treswell, Fulbeck, Thornton,[lower-alpha 1] Great Easton, Brant Broughton, Fishtoft, Caistor, Kingston Bagpuze, Little Gransden (1587-97)[4] and Somersham. Robinson became Precentor of Lincoln Cathedral in 1573; and Archdeacon of Bedford in 1574, holding both positions until his death in 1598.[5]