Robert C. Shinn Jr. (November 28, 1937 – May 5, 2023) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District from 1985 to 1994.
[1] Born in Mount Holly, New Jersey, Shinn attended Rancocas Valley Regional High School and Drexel Institute of Technology (since renamed as Drexel University).
[2] He left college early to serve in the United States Army during the Korean War as an aircraft mechanic.
[3] In February 1994, Governor Christine Todd Whitman appointed Shinn Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and he served in that role until January 2002.
[5] Governor Phil Murphy ordered flags to fly at half-staff in Shinn's honor.