Jonathan Robinson (American politician)

Jonathan Robinson ( born August 11, 1756 in Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, † November 3, 1819 in Bennington, Vermont) was an American lawyer and politician ( Democratic- Republican), who represented the state of Vermont in the U.S. Senate.

At the age of five years, Jonathan Robinson moved with his parents from Massachusetts to Vermont. The family settled in Bennington. His older brother Moses held there from 1762 onwards the office of the Town Clerk, the chief magistrate of the city; later he became governor of Vermont and sat for the State also in the Senate. The 15- years younger than Jonathan began his political career in 1789 as a deputy in the House of Representatives of Vermont. After that he was legally operate: He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1795 and appointed shortly afterwards to the Guardianship Court of Vermont. Moreover, he was like his brother Town clerk of Bennington.

In 1801, Robinson was appointed Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, whereupon he laid his other public offices. In 1807 he was subsequently abandoned as a judge to take a seat in the U.S. Senate. He finished the term of Israel Smith, who had resigned his seat. 1809 Robinson was then confirmed for a further six years, after which he decided not to run again. Subsequently, he served again as a guardianship judge, a position he held until his death; In 1818 he was also elected to the House of Representatives again his state.