John C. Robinson

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Husband John C. Robinson ¹

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           Born: 17 Dec 1859 - Hempfield Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Jacob R. Robinson (1832-      ) 1 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Catherine Stouffer (      -1869) 1

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General Notes: Husband - John C. Robinson

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He received his early education in the common schools of his native township. He attended the Indiana Normal school for one term, afterwards the State Normal school at California, Washington County, PA, and after five terms there he was graduated in the class of 1882. He subsequently returned and took a course in the scientific department of the same college. After teaching seven terms in the common schools of Hempfield township he entered the profession of law. He registered as a student at law in February, 1885, with L. W. Doty, later elected judge of the Tenth judicial district. Mr. Robinson was admitted to the Westmoreland county bar December 17, 1887. In January, 1888, he opened a law office in Greensburg. He was an active republican, always interested in political affairs and served as secretary of the republican county committee in 1886, 1887 and 1888.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 157.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 34.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 85.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. III (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 213.

5 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 228.