Lucius Robinson

Lucius Robinson ( * November 4, 1810 in Windham, Greene County, New York, † March 23, 1891 in Elmira, New York ) was an American politician and 1877-1880 Governor of the State of New York.

Early years and political rise

Lucius Robinson attended the public schools of his home and then the Delaware Academy in Delhi. After a subsequent law degree in 1832 and its recent approval as a lawyer, he started in Catskill to work in his new profession. Robinson was a member of the Democratic Party. Between 1837 and 1840 he was district attorney in Greene County. Then he moved to New York City, where he joined the Tammany Hall Society. From 1843 to 1847 he worked in the Court of Chancery of New York City.

After the founding of the Republican mid-1850s he left the Democrats and joined the new party. Between 1860 and 1861, Robinson was a deputy in the House of Representatives from New York. From 1862 to 1865 he served as State Comptroller at the Court of the State of New York, a post to which he was elected again in 1876. After the Civil War Robinson again changed his party affiliation and was again a member of the Democratic Party. After he had in 1866 unsuccessfully applied to another term on the Court, he worked as a lawyer. In the years 1871 and 1872 Robinson was a member of a commission to revise the constitution of New York. Lucius Robinson was also a director of the Erie Railroad. In 1876, Robinson was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention.

Governor of New York

On 7 November 1876 he was elected governor of his state. He came as the first governor of this state to enjoy a three -year term. The extension of the term of two to three years was adopted in 1874 as part of an addition to the state constitution. This Lucius Robinson could officiate as governor between 1 January 1877 1 January 1880. During this time the new Capitol in the capital Albany was completed and opened a school for adults. Governor Robinson defied the wishes of Tammany Hall, and then lost their support. Its then director John Kelly decided to run even in the next gubernatorial election. Since Robinson took up again so that the Democratic party was split. Of the Republican Alonzo B. Cornell was able to profit, who won the elections in January 1880 and was succeeded by Robinsons.

After the end of his governorship Robinson retired from politics. He died in March 1891 of pneumonia. Ex - Governor Robinson was married twice and had three children.