Edward Robbins

Edward Hutchinson Robbins ( born February 9, 1758 in Milton, Massachusetts, † December 29, 1829 ) was an American politician. Between 1802 and 1806 he was Deputy Governor of the State of Massachusetts.

Career

In 1775, Edward Robbins graduated from the Harvard University. After a subsequent law degree in 1779 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he began to work in this profession. He was also a member of the Constituent Assembly of his state. Between 1793 and 1802, he was President of the House of Representatives from Massachusetts. In the meantime, he also served as a judge in the estate Norfolk County. He was a member of the Federalist Party.

After the death of Lieutenant-Governor Samuel Phillips in 1802, Robbins was elected as his successor. This post he held 1802-1806. Yet he was deputy governor Caleb Strong. In the years 1806 and 1808 he was a candidate for each of the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated both times Ebenezer Seaver of the Democratic- Republican Party. Edward Robbins died on December 29, 1829 in Milton, a city in the Greater Boston area. He was an ancestor of the fifth generation of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.