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Robinson, John Cleveland

soldier, was born April 10, 1817, in Binghamton, N. Y. He was brevetted a major-general of the United States army.

He participated in the Mexican war, Seminole war, Indian troubles in Texas, Mormon troubles in Utah, and served with distinction through the civil war. In 1872 he was chosen lieutenant-governor of his state.

Robinson, John Hovey

physician, author, was born in 1825 in Maine. He is a physician who wrote a large number of sensational romances of slight literary merit, among which are, White Rover; Nightshade; and Silver-Knife.

Robinson, John L

congressman, was born in Kentucky. He was a representative in congress from Indiana from 1847 to 1853. In 1857 he was appointed United States marshal for the district of Indiana. He died March 21, 1860, in Indiana.

Robinson, John M

lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born in 1793 in Kentucky. He was one of the early settlers of Illinois, and one of the judges of the supreme court of that state. He was a senator in congress from 1830 to 1842. He died April 27, 1843, in Ottawa, Ill.

Robinson, John Staniford

lawyer, state legislator, governor, was born Nov. 10, 1804, in Bennington, Vt. He was for many years in the state legislature; and was governor of Vermont from 1853 to 1854. He died April 24, 1860, in Cherleston, S. C.

Robinson, Jonathan

lawyer, jurist, United States senator, was born Aug. 24, 1756, in Hardwick, Mass. He was appointed chief justice of Vermont in 1801; and in 1806 was elected a senator in congress, serving from 1807 to 1815. He died Nov. 3, 1819, in Bennington, Vt.

Robinson, Leora Bettison

educator, author, was born June 8, 1840, in Little Rock, Ark. Together with her husband she established the Holyoke academy of Louisville, Ky. She is the author of House with Spectacles; Than; Patsy; and other works.

Robinson, Martin L

educator, lawyer, was born Oct. 18, 1860, in Paintsville, Ky. For fifteen years he was engaged in educational work; and is now a successful lawyer of Boons Camp, Ky., where he is prominent in public affairs.

ROBINSON, MRS. MARY DOMMET [NAUMAN], author, was born in Pennsylvania. She is a novelist of Lancaster, Pa.; and the author of Twisted Threads; Sidney Elliot; The Enchanted Princess; Clyde Wardleigh's Promise; and Eva's Adventures in Shadowland.

Robinson, Merritt M

lawyer, author, was born about 1810 in Louisiana.

He was the reporter of the supreme court of Louisiana from 1841 till 1847. He published a useful Digest of the Penal Laws of Louisiana, Analytically Arranged. His Reports, comprising sixteen volumes, including four that he edited, were riched with valuable marginal notes. He died June 5, 1850, in Louisiana. en-

Robinson, Milton S

soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born April 20, 1832, in Versailles, Ind. He entered the army as lieutenant-colonel; and rose to the rank of brevet brigadier-general. He was a member of the state senate from 1867 to 1870; and in 1874 was elected a representative from Indiana to the forty-fourth congress; and was reelected to the forty-fifth congress as a republican.

Robinson, Moses

state legislator, governor, United States senator, was born March 15, 1741, in Hardwick, Mass. He served in the legislature of Vermont; and was governor of that state from 1789 to 1790. He was a member of the senate of the United States from Vermont under the administration of President Washington from 1791 to 1796. He died May 26, 1813, in Bennington, Vt.

Robinson, Orrin W

lumber merchant, state senator, was born Aug. 12, 1834, in Claremont, N. H. In 1873 he organized the Sturgeon River Lumber company of Chassell, Mich., of which he is still president. He was a member of the Michigan house of representatives in 1896; and served with distinction as a member of the state senate in 1897-98.