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James Carroll Robinson

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James Carroll Robinson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois
In office
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865
Preceded byAaron Shaw
Succeeded bySamuel S. Marshall
Constituency7th district (1859–63)
11th district (1863–65)
In office
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Preceded byShelby Moore Cullom
Succeeded byWilliam McKendree Springer
Constituency8th district (1871–73)
12th district (1873–75)
Personal details
Born(1823-08-19)August 19, 1823
Paris, Illinois
DiedNovember 3, 1886(1886-11-03) (aged 63)
Springfield, Illinois
Political partyDemocratic

James Carroll Robinson (August 19, 1823 – November 3, 1886) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.

Born near Paris, Illinois, Robinson moved to Clark County, Illinois, with his parents in 1825. He received a limited schooling. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as a corporal during the Mexican War. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1850 and commenced practice in Marshall, Illinois.

Robinson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh, and Thirty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1865). His vote on the Thirteenth Amendment is recorded as nay. He did not seek renomination in 1864, but was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Illinois. He resumed the practice of law in Marshall. He moved to Sangamon County, Illinois, in 1869 and continued the practice of law in Springfield.

Robinson was elected to the Forty-second and Forty-third Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875). He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Thirty-seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses). He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1874 to the Forty-fourth Congress. He resumed the practice of law. He was appointed a member of the Illinois Board of Livestock Commissioners in 1886. He died in Springfield, Illinois, on November 3, 1886, and was interred in Oak Ridge Cemetery.[1]

References

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  • United States Congress. "James Carroll Robinson (id: R000336)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Illinois
1864
Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 7th congressional district

1859-1863
Succeeded by
Preceded by
District created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 11th congressional district

1863-1865
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 8th congressional district

1871-1873
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 12th congressional district

1873-1875
Succeeded by