James Carroll Robinson

James Carroll Robinson

James Carroll Robinson (born August 19, 1823 in Paris , Illinois , †  November 3, 1886 in Springfield , Illinois) was an American politician . Between 1859 and 1875 he repeatedly represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1825, James Robinson came with his parents to Clark County , where he later received a restricted education. After that he worked in agriculture. During the Mexican-American War he served as a corporal in the American armed forces. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1850, he began to work in this profession in Marshall . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party .

In the congressional election of 1858 Robinson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded Aaron Shaw on March 4, 1859 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1865 . Since 1863 he represented the eleventh district of his state there. This time was marked by the events of the civil war . From 1861 to 1865 he was chairman of the Committee on Mileage .

In 1864 Robinson renounced another candidacy. Instead, he ran unsuccessfully for the governor of Illinois. In the following years he practiced as a lawyer again. Since 1869 he practiced this profession in Springfield, the capital of Illinois. In the elections of 1870 , Robinson was elected to Congress in the eighth district of Illinois to replace Shelby Moore Cullom . After being re-elected in the twelfth district, he was able to spend two further terms in parliament until March 3, 1875.

In 1874 Robinson turned down another candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked as a lawyer again. In 1886 he became a member of the Illinois State Board of Livestock Commissioners . He died in Springfield on November 3rd of the same year.

Web links

• James Carroll Robinson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Carroll Robinson in the database of Find a Grave (English)