Frederick Robinson (August 7, 1799 – January 22, 1882) served as sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts,[2] and as the President of the Massachusetts Senate.[1][2]
Frederick Robinson | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of Essex County, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1852–1854 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph E. Sprague |
| Succeeded by | Thomas E. Payson |
| President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1843–1843 | |
| Preceded by | Phineas W. Leland |
| Succeeded by | Josiah Quincy Jr. |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1843–1843 | |
| Preceded by | Phineas W. Leland |
| Succeeded by | Levi Lincoln Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 7, 1799 Exeter, New Hampshire |
| Died | January 22, 1882 Marblehead, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Mary Hutton[1] |
| Occupation | Shoemaker[1] Lawyer[1] Sheriff Politician[1] |
Family life
editRobinson married Mary Hutton.[1]
Business career
editEarly on in life Robinson was engaged in the trade of shoe making,[1] he later became a self taught lawyer.[1]
Political career
editRobinson served as the Sheriff Essex County, Massachusetts, in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,[3] and he was a member, and the president of, the Massachusetts Senate.[2]
Legislative accomplishments
editWhile a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Robinson wrote and introduced the bill, An Act to Abolish Imprisonment for Debt that was enacted, and came into effect on July 4, 1834.[1] Robinson was also instrumental in passing legislation that ended special pleadings in Massachusetts' Courts of Justice.[1]
Campaign for Governor
editIn 1847 Robinson was an unsuccessful Democratic party candidate for the US House of Representatives.[3]
Other government service
editRobinson was the Warden of the Massachusetts State Prison.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Loring, James Spear Loring (1852), The Hundred Boston Orators Appointed by the Municipal Authorities and Other Public Bodies, from 1770 to 1852: Comprising Historical Gleanings, Illustrating the Principles and Progress of Our Republican Institutions, Boston, Massachusetts: John P. Jewett & Company, p. 524
- ^ a b c Graves & Steinbarger (1901), American Series of Popular Biographies, Massachusetts Edition Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts: Graves & Steinbarger, p. 455
- ^ a b Whittier, John Greenleaf (1975), The Letters of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume I 1828-1845, Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, p. 194