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  Robinson, Jonathan
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AffiliationDemocratic-Republican   
NameJonathan Robinson
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Bennington, Vermont , United States
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Born August 11, 1756
DiedNovember 03, 1819 (63 years)
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifedJoshua L.
Dec 04, 2004 10:50pm
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InfoROBINSON, Jonathan, (brother of Moses Robinson), a Senator from Vermont; born in Hardwick, Mass., August 11, 1756; received a limited schooling; moved to Bennington, Vt., in 1761; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1796 and commenced practice in Bennington, Vt.; town clerk 1795-1801; member, State house of representatives 1789-1802; judge of the Vermont probate court 1795-1798; chief justice of the supreme court of Vermont 1801-1807; elected in 1807 as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Israel Smith; reelected in 1809 and served from October 10, 1807, to March 3, 1815; was not a candidate for reelection in 1814; again judge of the probate court 1815-1819; member, State house of representatives in 1818; died in Bennington, Vt., on November 3, 1819; interment in the Old Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Vt.


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  11/03/1808 VT US Senate Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  10/09/1807 VT US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  09/03/1805 VT Governor Lost 35.55% (-25.53%)
  09/04/1804 VT Governor Lost 42.67% (-13.05%)
  09/06/1803 VT Governor Lost 39.49% (-18.49%)
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