William Robinson (January 26, 1693 – September 19, 1751)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
[3] His mother was a granddaughter of Governor Henry Bull, and his father was a deputy to the general assembly.
He was a relatively late immigrant to Rhode Island, arriving in Newport from Cumberland, England in 1675.
[5] In the early 18th century, Robinson began the serious development of the Narragansett Pacer with a stallion named "Old Snip", speculated to be either an Irish Hobby or an Andalusian and considered the father of the breed.
[1] This marriage resulted in eight more children:[11] Robinson died on September 19, 1751, in South Kingstown, leaving a very large estate to his heirs.