James Wallace Robinson
U.S. Congressperson
1826 – 1898
Who was James Wallace Robinson?
James Wallace Robinson was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in the township of Carby, near Unionville Center, Ohio, Robinson attended the common schools and Marysville Academy. He was graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1848. He studied law first with Otway Curry, and graduated from Cincinnati Law School in 1851. He was admitted to the bar in the latter year and commenced practice in London, Ohio, partnering with Curry. He served as prosecuting attorney of Union County for two terms, elected as a Whig. He moved to Marysville, Ohio, in 1855. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1860-1862, and in 1864 was elected to fill an unexpired term.
Robinson was elected as a Republican to the Forty-third Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of his profession. He died in Marysville, Ohio, June 28, 1898. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery.
Robinson was a Presbyterian, and an elder in the church beginning in 1855. He was a member of the Board of Trustees of the College of Wooster, which conferred a LL.D. on him in 1896. He was married to Mary J.
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- Born
- Nov 26, 1826
Unionville Center - Also known as
- James Robinson
- Spouses
- Education
- Washington & Jefferson College
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
- Died
- Jun 28, 1898
Marysville
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on July 23, 2013
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