James M. Robinson (Indiana)

James McClellan Robinson ( * May 31, 1861 in Fort Wayne, Indiana; † January 16, 1942 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American politician. Between 1897 and 1905 he represented the State of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Born on a farm in Allen County James Robinson attended the public schools of his home. After a subsequent law degree in 1882 and its recent approval as a lawyer in Fort Wayne, he began to work in this profession. Between 1886 and 1890 he was a prosecutor in the 38th Judicial District of Indiana.

Politically, Robinson was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1896 he was in the twelfth electoral district of Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Jacob D. Leighty on March 4, 1897. After three re- elections, he was able to complete in Congress until March 3, 1905 four legislative sessions. In this time of the Spanish-American War was from 1898.

In 1904, Robinson was defeated by Republican Newton Gilbert. After his retirement from the U.S. House of Representatives, he practiced until 1911, again as a lawyer in Fort Wayne. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he spent his twilight years. He is also passed away on January 16, 1942.