March 1050–February 2023 “A Trailblazer Extraordinaire

Kenneth Edward Robinson Jr, was born in a very well known family he was the product of parents who were school teachers and from the lineage of Peruvian Indians on his grandmother Olivia Butterfield Anderson Nee Dill. It is no surprise that he would reach the heights he did in his chosen career.

Kenneth Jr. attended Yale University in the United States followed by Oxford University as a 1972 Rhodes Scholar. He specialized in Corporate and Commercial Law, and began his early career working for Sir Edward Richards who himself was an immigrant to Bermuda and was a lawyer and became the first black to lead the ruling political party the United Bermuda Party as a Premier.

Kenneth later joined Appleby, Spurling and Kemp in 1970’s and retired as a senior Corporate Partner in 2005, however he remained Senior Counsel and Consultant to the firm. He was an advisor to the business Development Unit of the Government from 2011-2012, this involved him in several forms of legislative reforms to the commercial sector, his other roles included the Land Valuation Appeals Tribunal, The Bermuda Housing Corporation and the Tax Appeal Tribunal.

In 2015 he was appointed a Commissioner on the Regulatory Authority of Bermuda. He was also a trailblazer being instrumental in the early development of Bermuda’s International Insurance Industry. He had an incredible neck of working on the most complex legal issues and advising his fellow co- workers the intrici’s and solutions. Kenneth was extremely proficient and was classed as being skilled in communication, listening and had a great deal of patience, no doubt a testament to the well mannered and stern up-bring by his parents.

Kenneth was married and the father of three. He had a passion for Scuba diving and enjoyed it to the fullest. He left no stone unturned when it came to his work and mastering his scuba diving. As a lawyer he will be remembered for his skill, dedication to his craft and as a parent his devotion to his family and community. His legacy is well noted Kenneth left us on February 2023 to gain another reward that of a job well done.

NOTE: see bios of his parents Kenneth Robinson Sr. and Rosalind Robinson nee Taylor on pages in the web-site.

Submitted by Joy Wilson-Tucker Researcher