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==Career==

In 1709, Robinson returned to England, and was appointed [[Dean of Windsor]] and of [[Dean of Wolverhampton|Wolverhampton]]; in 1710 he was elected [[bishop of Bristol]], and among other ecclesiastical positions he held that of [[Dean of the Chapel Royal]]. In August 1711 he became [[Lord Privy Seal]], this being, says [[James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope|Lord Stanhope]], "the last time that a bishop has been called upon to fill a political office."<ref name=EB1911/> Echoing his Scandinavian connections, the motto on his coat of arms is written in [[Runic alphabet|runic characters]].

In 1712, the bishop represented Great Britain at the important congress of Utrecht, and as first plenipotentiary, he signed the [[treaty of Utrecht]] in April 1713 that ended the [[War of the Spanish Succession]]. Just after his return to England he was chosen [[Bishop of London]] in succession to [[Henry Compton (bishop)|Henry Compton]].<ref name=EB1911/>

In 1718, he fostered a plan for the union of the English and Swedish churches, supported by Count Gyllenberg, Swedish Ambassador to London. The plan fell through because of the opposition of most Swedish bishops, although [[Jesper Svedberg|Svedberg]] of Skara and [[Johannes Gezelius the younger|Gezelius]], Bishop of Turku (Finland) were in favour. The reason for the opposition was that the Church of England was too Calvinist for them.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/ArticlePages/200508/16/20050816074719_svkhjs928/20050816074719_svkhjs928.dbp.asp |title=Svenska kyrkan |website=svenskakyrkan.se |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930215322/http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/ArticlePages/200508/16/20050816074719_svkhjs928/20050816074719_svkhjs928.dbp.asp |archive-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

He died at Hampstead, having been a great benefactor to Oriel College,<ref name=EB1911/> and is buried at [[All Saints Church, Fulham]], London.