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Robertson, Windham

governor, was born Jan. 26, 1803, in Manchester, Va. He was elected lieutenant-governor of Virginia in 1834; and in 1836 was made acting-governor of the state, remaining in that position until 1837. He died Feb 11, 1888, in Washington county, Va.

Robie, Thomas

librarian, author, was born March 20, 1689, in Boston, Mass.

He was librarian of Harvard college in 1712-13, and from 1714 till 1723 was a tutor. He published a book entitled The Knowledge of Christ; and in the Transactions of the Philosophical society a paper on Alkaline Salts; and one on The Venom of the Spider. He died Aug. 28, 1729, in Boston, Mass.

Robinson, Christopher

lawyer, congressman, was born in Rhode Island.

He was attorney general of Rhode Island; and was elected a representative from Rhode Island to the thirty-sixth congress. In 1861 he was appointed minister to Peru.

Robinson, Conway

lawyer, jurist, author, was born Sept. 15, 1805, in Richmond, Va. He devoted himself for many years to a revision of the civil and criminal code of Virginia; and he was the author of a number of valuable law works. He died Jan. 30, 1884, in Philadelphia, Pa.

Robinson, David

soldier, was born Nov. 4, 1754, in Hardwick, Mass.

He served through the war of 1812, attaining for meritorious service the rank of majorgeneral. He died Dec. 11, 1843.

Robinson, Edith

author, was born in 1858 in Massachusetts. She is a Boston novelist; and the author of A Forced Acquaintance; Penhallow Tales; and A Loyal Little Maid.

Robinson, Edward

merchant, state senator, was born in 1796 in Connecticut. He served two years in the Maine senate. He was a representative in congress from Maine during the years 1838 and 1839; and in 1840 was a presidential elector. He died Feb. 20, 1857

Robinson, Edward Breck

musician, poet, was born May 29, 1821, in Dorchester, Mass. He was the first organist of the First Parish church, Portland, Maine; and was a partner in the firm of Andrews and Robinson, manufacturers of pianos and organs. He is the author of a number of poems, some of which have been set to music.

Robinson, Ezekiel Gilman

clergyman, college president, author, born March 23, 1815, in Attleborough, was Mass. He was a baptist clergyman and educator, president of the Brown university in 1872-89; and the author of Yale Lectures on Preaching; Principles and Practice of Morality; and Christian Evidences. He died in 1894.

Robinson, Fannie

educator, poet, was born Sept. 30, 1847, in Carlindale, Pa. She attended the Albany Female college, and Rutgers Female college. For twenty years she has been engaged in educational work, and most of the time as principal and preceptress. Her poems have appeared in Harper's Monthly, Cosmopolitan, and other leading magazines.

Robinson, Fayette

author, was born in Virginia. He was the author of Mexico and her Military Chieftains; Account of the Organization of the United States Army; California and the Gold Regions; Spanish Grammar; Wizard of the Wave, a romance; and a number of translations from the French. He died in 1859.

Robinson, Frank Torrey

journalist, author, was born in 1845 in Massachusetts. He is a journalist and art critic of Boston, and more recently one of the curators of the Metropolitan museum of New York city. He is the author of Quaint New England; Living New England Artists; and History of the Fifth Massachusetts Regiment of Volunteer Militia.