John Robbins | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
| Preceded by | Charles J. Ingersoll |
| Succeeded by | William H. Witte |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |
| Preceded by | Henry D. Moore |
| Succeeded by | William Millward |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Alfred C. Harmer |
| Succeeded by | Alfred C. Harmer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1808 (1808) Bustleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 27, 1880(1880-04-27) (aged 71–72) |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Tacy W. Robbins |
| Alma mater | Gunmere Academy |
| Profession | banker, steel manufacturer, politician |
John Robbins (1808 – April 27, 1880) was an American politician who served as aDemocratic member of theU.S. House of Representatives forPennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1849 to 1853,Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1853 to 1855, andPennsylvania's 5th congressional district from 1875 to 1877.
John Robbins was born inBustleton, Pennsylvania, (now a part ofPhiladelphia), and raised on his father's farm.[1] He was a student at the Gunmere Academy inBurlington, New Jersey.[2]
He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and engaged in the manufacture of steel.[2] He served as a director of the Kensington National Bank[3] and as president from 1863 to 1864.[4]
He served as a member of the board of education[3] and as a member and president of the board of commissioners of the district ofKensington, Pennsylvania.[2]
Robbins was elected as a Democrat to theThirty-first,Thirty-second congresses, representing the fourth district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853; and to theThirty-third Congress representing the third district from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. In 1850, he voted in favor of theFugitive Slave Act. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in1854, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of theMayor of Philadelphia in 1860.[2]
He worked as an inspector ofMoyamensing Prison, a Guardian of the Poor atBlockley Almshouse, a Director ofGirard College, and a manager of the House of Correction and the House of Refuge.[1]
Again elected to theForty-fourth Congress, for the fifth district, Robbins served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877; but declined to be a candidate for renomination in1876.[2]
He died in Philadelphia, on April 27, 1880,[2] and wasinterred atLaurel Hill Cemetery.[5]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 4th congressional district March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 3rd congressional district March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania's 5th congressional district March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Succeeded by |
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