John L. Robinson
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John Larne Robinson was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born near Maysville, Kentucky
, Robinson attended the public schools.
He moved to Rush County, Indiana
.
He engaged in the mercantile business in Milroy, Indiana
.
County clerk of Rush County, Indiana
from 1841 to 1845.
Robinson was elected as a Democrat
to the Thirtieth
, Thirty-first
, and Thirty-second
Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1853).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses).
He was appointed by President Pierce as United States marshal for the southern district of Indiana in 1853.
Reappointed by President Buchanan in 1858 and served until his death.
He was appointed brigade inspector of the fourth military district of Indiana in 1854.
Trustee of Indiana University
at Bloomington 1856-1859.
He died at Rushville, Indiana
, March 21, 1860.
He was interred in East Hill Cemetery.
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 near Maysville, Kentucky
Maysville, Kentucky
Maysville is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 8,993 at the 2000 census, making it the fiftieth largest city in Kentucky by population. Maysville is on the Ohio River, northeast of Lexington. It is the principal city of the Maysville...
, Robinson attended the public schools.
He moved to Rush County, Indiana
Rush County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,261 people, 6,923 households, and 5,046 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 7,337 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
.
He engaged in the mercantile business in Milroy, Indiana
Milroy, Indiana
Milroy is located in Anderson Township, in the southern part of Rush County, Indiana. It is the location of Milroy Elementary School, a school in the Rush County Schools Corporation. It had a population of 604 at the 2010 census....
.
County clerk of Rush County, Indiana
Rush County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,261 people, 6,923 households, and 5,046 families residing in the county. The population density was 45 people per square mile . There were 7,337 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
from 1841 to 1845.
Robinson was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Thirtieth
30th United States Congress
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, Thirty-first
31st United States Congress
The Thirty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1849 to March 3, 1851, during the last 17 months...
, and Thirty-second
32nd United States Congress
The Thirty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853, during the third and...
Congresses (March 4, 1847-March 3, 1853).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses).
He was appointed by President Pierce as United States marshal for the southern district of Indiana in 1853.
Reappointed by President Buchanan in 1858 and served until his death.
He was appointed brigade inspector of the fourth military district of Indiana in 1854.
Trustee of Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
at Bloomington 1856-1859.
He died at Rushville, Indiana
Rushville, Indiana
Rushville is a city in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,341 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Rush County. It was the campaign headquarters for Wendell Willkie's 1940 presidential campaign against Franklin D. Roosevelt. Willkie is buried...
, March 21, 1860.
He was interred in East Hill Cemetery.