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Joseph Taylor Robinson
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29th Governor of Arkansas
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| In office 1913 – 1913 |
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| Preceded by | George Washington Donaghey |
| Succeeded by | William Kavanaugh Oldham |
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| Born | August 26, 1872 Lonoke, Arkansas |
| Died | July 14, 1937 (aged 64) Washington, D.C. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 - July 14, 1937) was a Democratic United States Senator, Senate Majority Leader, member of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of Arkansas, and U.S. Vice Presidential candidate.
Born in Lonoke, Arkansas, Robinson attended the University of Arkansas and studied law at the University of Virginia.
In 1894 Robinson was elected to the Arkansas Legislature and served one term. Robinson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1902 and served until 1913.
In 1913 he became Governor of Arkansas and resigned his Congressional seat. Twelve days after becoming governor, Robinson was chosen to become a United States Senator, replacing Senator Jefferson Davis after his death. He resigned his position as governor in March of 1913. Robinson was the last Senator chosen by a state legislature rather than direct election.
Though he served for only a short time as governor, his administration focused on providing funds to complete the new state capitol building, creating a labor statistics board, adopting an official state flag, and working to create a highway commission.
Robinson was reelected four times to the Senate. He was selected to be Senate Minority Leader in 1922, Majority Leader in 1933 and held that position until his death. Robinson was a leading spokesman for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal legislation and his court-packing plan in 1937. Robinson's death effectively killed off the Roosevelt Administration's proposal to reshape the United States Supreme Court. Robinson was the first Democrat to serve as United States Senate Majority Leader in history.
Robinson was an unsuccessful candidate for United States Vice President on the Democratic ticket in 1928 as the running mate of Alfred E. Smith (see: U.S. presidential election, 1928).
Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson died in Washington, D.C.. He is buried at the Roselawn Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. His home in Little Rock, the Joseph Taylor Robinson House, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994.
Robinson is the namesake of Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas's primary National Guard base; Robinson Center in downtown Little Rock; and elementary, middle and high schools on the northwestern edge of Little Rock. Robinson's face appears on the front of the United States half dollar produced for the 1936 Arkansas Centennial; he was one of only four living men to appear on a U.S. coin.
1936 Arkansas United States Senatorial Election
| James Taylor Robinson (D) (inc.) 81.8% |
| G.C. Ledbetter (R) 16.4% |
1930 Arkansas United States Senatorial Election
Joseph Taylor Robinson (D) (inc.) Unopposed
1928 United States Presidential Election (Vice President's seat)
| Charles Curtis (R) 58.2% |
| James Taylor Robinson (D) 40.8% |
| James H. Mauer (Socialist) 0.7% |
| Benjamin Gitlow (Communist) 0.1% |
1924 Arkansas United States Senatorial Election
Categories: 1872 births | 1937 deaths | Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas | Governors of Arkansas | Members of the Arkansas House of Representatives | United States Senators from Arkansas | People from Arkansas