James Fisher Robinson

James Fisher Robinson ( born October 4, 1800 Scott County, Kentucky, † October 31, 1882 in Georgetown, Kentucky ) was an American politician and governor of the state of Kentucky.

Early years and political rise

James Robinson received his education at the Forest Hill Academy and the Transylvania University, which he successfully completed in 1818. He then studied law and practiced as a lawyer in Georgetown. His political career began in 1851, when he was elected to the Democratic Party in the Senate of Kentucky, ten years later, he moved again in this Parliament chamber.

Governor of Kentucky

At that time, Kentucky was in a difficult position. The state was on the border between the warring parties in the civil war and was in great demand by both sides. Acting as governor, Beriah Magoffin, the more personal the South had a close, Kentucky declared neutral. A Confederate shadow government played no role effectively. But stopped at the neutrality none of the parties and armies from both camps fell into Kentucky. The opinion of the citizens was also cleaved. Volunteers from Kentucky fought according to their conviction for the Union or the Confederacy. Having found himself more and more a political majority for connecting Kentucky to the Union, Governor Magoffin was ready to resign. As his Deputy Governor Linn Boyd had already died in 1859, the Senate President would automatically followed as governor. Magoffin but made it a condition of his resignation, the former Senate President James F. Fisk was not to be his successor. Therefore, Fisk was forced to resign and make James Robinson Place. Two days later came back to the old governor and Robinson fell to the governorship. His task was to finish the term of office of his predecessor. During this period, from August 1862 to September 1863, he wanted to join the State of the Union. However, it was from a regulated policy be no more talk: Kentucky became more and more a theater of war. At first it occupied the Confederates, the Union recaptured the area and thought it also under military occupation. Robinson was annoyed and complained unsuccessfully to President Abraham Lincoln.

Further CV

After the end of his term on September 1, 1863, Robinson retired from politics. He practiced as a lawyer again and was chairman of the board of trustees of Georgetown College. He was also president of the Farmers Bank of Georgetown. James Robinson died on 31 October 1882. He was married three times and had nine children.