John Buchanan Robinson

John Buchanan Robinson

John Buchanan Robinson (born May 23, 1846 in Allegheny , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania , †  January 28, 1933 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1891 and 1897 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Robinson was born in Allegheny, now part of the city of Pittsburgh . He attended Amherst College and studied at the University of Pennsylvania . In 1864 he took part in the civil war for a short time as a soldier in the Union Army . In the same year he enrolled at the United States Naval Academy , which he graduated in 1868. He then served in the US Navy until 1875 . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1876, he began to work in this profession in Philadelphia. In 1878 he moved his residence and law firm to Media . There he also got into the press business. In 1881 and 1882 he published the Delaware County Gazette . He also worked as a reporter himself. Eventually he acquired the Media Ledger newspaper . At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1885 and 1887 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Pennsylvania ; in 1889 he was a member of the State Senate .

In the congressional election of 1890 Robinson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Smedley Darlington on March 4, 1891 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1897 . In 1896 it was not confirmed. Also between 1891 and 1897, Robinson was President of the League of Republican Clubs of Pennsylvania . In 1893 he was a member of the Board of Visitors of the US Naval Academy.

In the years 1892, 1896 and 1908 John Robinson took part as a delegate to the respective Republican National Conventions , at which Benjamin Harrison , William McKinley and William Howard Taft were nominated as presidential candidates. Between 1900 and 1914 he was US Marshal for the eastern part of the state of Pennsylvania. He died in Philadelphia on January 28, 1933.

Web links

• John Buchanan Robinson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John Buchanan Robinson in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Smedley Darlington	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (6th constituency) March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1897	Thomas S. Butler