Robinson, Thomas – Rockwell, Julius
Robinson, Thomas
congressman.
He was a representative in congress from Delaware from 1839 to 1841. He died Oct. 28, 1843, in Sussex county, Del.
Robinson, Thomas
artist, was born Aug. 23, 1835, in Pictou, N. S. He has attained a national reputation throughout the United States as a noted artist. He died March 1, 1888, in Providence, R. I.
Robinson, Tracy
business man, author, poet, was born in New York. He was an official of the Panama railway in 1861-74, and subsequently a resident of New York city. He is the author of Song of the Palm, and Other Poems.
Robinson, Walter A
educator, was born Dec. 15, 1854, in East Orrington, Maine. His work in Franklin gave him a reputation as a prominent educator in New Hampshire, and led to his being elected president of the State Teachers' association.
Robinson, William Erigena
journalist, lawyer, congressman, was born May 6, 1814, in Ireland. He was a frequent writer for the New York Herald; and in 1844 became identified with the New York Tribune, signing his communications Richelieu. In 1848 and 1849 he became identified as editor with a weekly paper called The People. He practiced law in New York from 1853 to 1862; and in 1862 was appointed United States assessor of internal revenue for the city of Brooklyn. In 1866 he was elected a representative from New York to the fortieth congress; and was again a representative in the forty-seventh and fortyeighth congresses as a democrat. He died Jan. 23, 1892, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Robinson, William Stevens
-Warrington-journalist, author, born Dec. 7, 1818, in Concord, Mass. He was a journalist of Boston long known as the Boston correspondent of the New York Tribune and the Springfield Republican. He was the author of The Salary Grab; Manual of Parliamentary Practice; Warrington's Pen Portraits; and Personal and Political. He died March 11, 1876, in Malden, Mass. was
Robison, David F
congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1855 to 1857.
ROBISON, JAMES DICKEY; surgeon, was born April 23, 1820, in Wooster, Ohio.
During the Mexican war he was surgeon in the third regiment Ohio infantry; and during the civil war was commissioned surgeon in the sixteenth Ohio infantry.
He performed the first amputation made during the civil war. He died May 10, 1895, in Wooster, Ohio.
Robson, Stuart
actor, was born March 4, 1836, in Annapolis, Md. He has attained a national reputation throughout the United States as a noted actor.
Robyn, Alfred George
musician, composer, was born April 29, 1860, in St.
Louis, Mo. He is the author of the operettas, Beans and Buttons; Court Martial; Soldier in Petticoats; and A Slim Legacy. Among his popular ballads are: You; Answer; Yearning; and It Was a Dream.
Roche, James Jeffrey
journalist, author, was born in 1847 in Ireland. He is a popular Boston journalist, since 1890 the editor of The Pilot; and the author of Songs and Satires; Ballads of Blue Water; Life of John Boyle O'Reilly; The Story of the Filibusters; and His Majesty the King.
Rochester, Nathaniel
soldier, was born Feb. 21, 1752, in Westmoreland county, Va. He was a major-general during the revolution. In 1818 he purchased large tracts of land in the Genesee valley and settled in Rochester, which has been named after him. He died May 17, 1831, in Rochester, N. Y.
Rochester, Paul A
railroad manager, was born Aug. 21, 1857, in Rochester, N. Y. He received his education at the United States Military academy and at the Rochester university. He has been in railroad service since 1878; has been in the engineer's corps of several railroads; and since 1895 has been general eastern agent of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway at New York city.
Rochester, Thomas Fortescue
physician, author, was born Oct. 8, 1823, in Rochester, N. Y. He was a prominent physician of Buffalo; and the author of The Army Surgeon; and Medical Men and Medical Matters in 1776. He died May 24, 1887, in Buffalo, N. Y.
Rochester, William Beatty
lawyer, jurist, congressman, governor, was born in Washington county, Md. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1821 to 1823. He subsequently held the office of circuit judge in New York, but resigned to compete with De Witt Clinton for the office of governor. He died June 15, 1838, at sea.
Rochester, William Beatty
soldier, was born Feb. 15, 1826, in Angelica, N. Y. He entered the United States service as major and additional paymaster of volunteers in 1861. He was transferred to the permanent establishment as paymaster in 1867, and in February, 1882, was appointed paymaster-general of the army, with the rank of brigadier-general.
Rockefeller, John Davison
founder of the Standard Oil company, was born July 8, 1839, in Richford, N. Y. In 1870 the firm of Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler dissolved and organized the Standard Oil company of Ohio, with John D. Rockefeller as its president and William Rockefeller as vice-president.
The Standard Oil companies have been able to reduce the cost of oil to consumers, and they now own thousands of acres of oil lands, an extensive system of wells, refineries, pipe lines, oil steamships and business houses in all the principal cities of the United States and the representative cities of nearly every civilized country on the face of the globe. They control the greater part of the petroleum business of this country and export much of the oil used in other countries.
Rockefeller, William
president of the Standard Oil company, was born May 31, 1841, in Tioga county, N. Y. In 1865 he came to New York and established the firm of Rockefeller and Company to sell and handle in this market the oils of the two concerns in Cleveland.
In 1867 all three firms were dissolved to be succeeded by Rockefeller, Andrews and Flagler of Cleveland and New York city, William Rockefeller taking charge of the business in New York.
Rockel, William Mahlon
lawyer, jurist, author, was born July 18, 1855, in Clark county, Ohio. In 1887 he was admitted to the bar; and has attained success as one of the foremost lawyers of Ohio at Springfield.
He is probate judge of Clark county; and is prominent in the public affairs of his city, county and state. He is the author of Questions From Ohio Supreme Court; Ohio Mechanic's Lien Law; and Complete Guide for Township Officials.
Rockford, J. A
lawyer, was born Feb. 16, 1860, in Kankakee, Ill. He is a successful lawyer of North Yakima, Wash., and has been prosecuting attorney of his county for two terms. He is prominent in Masonry; was one of a commission of five from the grand lodge of Washington to visit the World's Masonic congress held in Chicago in 1893.
Rockhill, William
congressman, was born in New Jersey. He settled in Indiana; and was elected a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849.
Rockwell, Alphonso David
physician, author, was born May 18, 1840, in New Canaan county, Conn. He is a physician of New York city; and the author of Relation of Electricity to Medicine and Surgery; and Medical and Surgical Uses of Electricity.
Rockwell, Charles
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 22, 1806, in Colebrook, Conn. He was a congregational clergyman who held pastorates in the New England and other states; and the author of Sketches of Foreign Travel and Life at Sea; and The Catskill Mountains and the Region Around. He died April 17,1882, in Albany, N. Y.
Rockwell, Francis W
lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, governor, was born May 26, 1844, in Pittsfield, Mass. In 1873 he was appointed one of the special justices of the district court of Central Berkshire, Mass.; and held several local offices. In 1879 he was elected a representative in the state legislature; in 1881 was elected a state senator; and was re-elected in 1882. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Massachusetts to the forty-eighth congress to fill a vacancy; and was re-elected to the fortyninth, fiftieth and fifty-first congresses as a republican. From its incorporation in 1893 he has been president of the City Savings bank of Pittsfield, Mass.
Rockwell, Hosea H
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born in 1840 in Tioga county, Pa. Since 1869 he has practiced law in Elmira, Pa. He was a member of the Pennsylvania assembly in 1877; for several years was city attorney of Elmira; and was elected to the fiftysecond congress as a democrat. He was the only member from his state who voted in behalf of the free coinage of silver. In 1896 he presided at the New York state democratic convention.
Rockwell, Joel Edson
clergyman, author, was born May 4, 1816, in Salisbury, Vt. He was a presbyterian clergyman of Stapleton, Staten Island; and the author of Sketches of the Presbyterian Church; The Young Christian Warned; Scenes and Impressions Abroad; Sheet Anchor; and Seed Thoughts. died July 29, 1882, in Brooklyn, N. Y.
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Rockwell, John Arnold
lawyer, jurist, author, was born Aug. 27, 1803, in Norwich, Conn. He was twice elected to the Connecticut state senate; and was at one time judge of the county court for New London county. He was a representative in congress from Connecticut from 1845 to 1849. He was the author of Spanish and American Law in Relation to Mines and Titles to Real Estate. He died Feb. 10, 1861, in Washington, D. C.
Rockwell, Julius
journalist, lawyer, jurist, state legislator, congressman, United States senator, was born April 26, 1805, in Colebrook, Conn. He was a representative in congress from 1847 to 1851; and was a United States senator during 1853-55. He died May 19, 1888, in Lenox, Mass.