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  Robison, David F.
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NameDavid F. Robison
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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania , United States
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Born May 28, 1816
DiedJune 24, 1859 (43 years)
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Nov 07, 2007 07:22pm
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InfoROBISON, David Fullerton, (nephew of David Fullerton), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Antrim Township, near Greencastle, Franklin County, Pa., May 28, 1816; attended the public schools; taught school; studied law; was admitted to the Franklin County bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Chambersburg, Pa., elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857); was not a candidate for renomination; continued the practice of law in Chambersburg, Pa., until his death there June 24, 1859, from a disease contracted at a banquet at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C., during the inauguration of President Buchanan; interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Greencastle, Franklin County, Pa.

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