GEORGE DEXTER ROBINSON

Robinson, George Dexter (1834-1896), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Lexington, Middlesex, Mass., January 20, 1834; attended Lexington Academy and Hopkins Classical School, Cambridge, Mass., and was graduated from Harvard University in 1856; principal teacher at the Chicopee High School 1856-1865; studied law; was admitted to the bar in Cambridge, Mass., in 1866 and commenced practice in Chicopee, Hampden County, Mass.; member of the State house of representatives in 1874; served in the State senate in 1876; elected as a Republican to the Forty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1877, to January 7, 1884, when he resigned, having been elected Governor; Governor of Massachusetts 1884-1887; resumed the practice of his profession in Springfield, Hampden, Mass.; died in Chicopee, Hampden, Mass., February 22, 1896; interment in Fairview Cemetery.
Spouse 1: Hannah Robinson b. abt 1838 in Massachusetts
Spouse 2: Susan E. Robinson b. abt 1843 Massachusetts
Children:
Walter S. Robinson b. abt 1861 Massachusetts
Annie F. Robinson b. abt 1870 Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell