Orville Robinson

Orville Robinson ( born October 28, 1801 in Richfield, New York, † December 1, 1882 in Oswego, New York) was an American lawyer and politician. Between 1843 and 1845 he represented the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Orville Robinson completed his preliminary studies. He studied law. After receiving his license to practice law in 1827 he began to practice in Mexico. In 1828 he was there justice of the peace and town clerk in 1829 (town clerk ). It was in 1830 guardianship and estate Richter ( surrogate ) in Oswego County - a post he held until 1838. During this time he sat in 1834, 1836 and 1837 in the New York State Assembly. Then he was 1841-1843 district attorney in Oswego County. In 1843 he held the position as a supervisor in the Town of Mexico. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1842 for the 28th Congress he was on the 23rd electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he succeeds Victory Birdseye and A. Lawrence Foster took on 4 March 1843 which previously together representing the 23 District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He then retired after March 3, 1845 out of the Congress.

In 1847 he moved to Oswego. There he was employed in 1853 as a recorder. He sat again in 1856 in the New York State Assembly and had during that time held the post of speaker. Between 1858 and 1860 he was Collector of Customs for the District of Oswego. The following years were marred by civil war. He died on 1 December 1882 in Oswego and was then buried in the Riverside Cemetery.