James M. Robinson (Indiana)
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James McClellan Robinson (May 31, 1861 - January 16, 1942) was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born on a farm near Fort Wayne, Indiana
, Robinson attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana
.
He served as prosecuting attorney for the thirty-eighth judicial circuit of Indiana 1886-1890.
He resumed the practice of law.
Robinson was elected as a Democrat
to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress.
He continued the practice of law in Fort Wayne, Indiana
, until 1908.
He moved to Los Angeles, California
, in 1911.
He died in Los Angeles, January 16, 1942.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
.
Born on a farm near Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, Robinson attended the public schools.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1882 and commenced practice in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
.
He served as prosecuting attorney for the thirty-eighth judicial circuit of Indiana 1886-1890.
He resumed the practice of law.
Robinson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Fifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897-March 3, 1905).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress.
He continued the practice of law in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
, until 1908.
He moved to Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, in 1911.
He died in Los Angeles, January 16, 1942.
He was interred in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...
.