James W. Robinson

James William Robinson (born January 19, 1878 in Coalville , Utah , † December 2, 1964 in Escondido , California ) was an American politician.

Robinson studied at Brigham Young University in Provo and later also attended the Law School of the University of Chicago , from which he graduated in 1912. He was inducted into the Utah bar that same year and practiced as an attorney in Provo from 1912 to 1933. Robinson was a county attorney in Utah County from 1918 to 1921 . In 1924 he ran as a Democratic candidate for the office of Attorney General of Utah, but was defeated by Harvey H. Cluff .

Robinson was a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Utah from 1925 to 1935 . During this time he remained politically active and was elected to Congress for his party in 1932 . There he represented the state of Utah in the House of Representatives of the United States from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1947 . After his attempt to be elected to the 80th Congress in 1946 had failed, Robinson was from January 3, 1947 to January 31, 1949 in the Office of Land Management , an agency of the Home Office in Washington . He then returned to Salt Lake City.

James Robinson died on December 2, 1964 in Escondido and was buried in the City Cemetery in Provo.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ List of former Attorney General of Utah ( Memento of the original from March 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.