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John M. Robsion | |
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| United States Senator fromKentucky | |
| In office January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930 | |
| Appointed by | Flem D. Sampson |
| Preceded by | Frederic M. Sackett |
| Succeeded by | Ben M. Williamson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – February 17, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | Fred M. Vinson |
| Succeeded by | William Lewis |
| Constituency | 9th district |
| In office March 4, 1919 – January 10, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Caleb Powers |
| Succeeded by | Charles Finley |
| Constituency | 11th district |
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| Born | John Marshall Robsion (1873-01-02)January 2, 1873 |
| Died | February 17, 1948(1948-02-17) (aged 75) |
| Resting place | Barbourville Cemetery, Barbourville, Kentucky 36°51′20.3″N83°52′27″W / 36.855639°N 83.87417°W /36.855639; -83.87417 (John Robsion Burial Site) |
| Party | Republican |
| Children | John M. Robsion Jr. |
John Marshall Robsion (January 2, 1873 – February 17, 1948) was an American politician who representedKentucky in both theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives as a member of theRepublican Party.
Born inBerlin, Kentucky, Robsion attended National Northern University, nowOhio Northern University, inAda, Ohio, and Holbrook College inKnoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the National Normal University inLebanon, Ohio. He then earned a law degree fromCentre College inDanville, Kentucky, in 1900.
Robsion taught in public schools for several years and atUnion College inBarbourville, Kentucky. He also practiced law in Barbourville and was president of the First National Bank of Barbourville.
Robsion was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives, serving in the Sixty-sixth and the five succeeding Congresses, from March 4, 1919, until January 10, 1930, when he resigned to serve in theUnited States Senate. He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Sixty-eighth through Seventy-first Congresses).
He was appointed on January 9, 1930, to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation ofFrederic M. Sackett and served from January 11 to November 30, 1930. He was unsuccessful in his bid for a full term in the same seat in the 1930 general election. After leaving the Senate, Robsion resumed the practice of law and was again elected to the House of Representatives, serving in the Seventy-fourth and the six succeeding Congresses, from January 3, 1935, until his death in Barbourville, Kentucky, February 17, 1948. He is buried in Barbourville Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. senator fromKentucky (Class 2) 1930 | Succeeded by Robert M. Lucas |
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| Preceded by | United States Representative, Kentucky 11th District March 4, 1919–January 10, 1930 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative, Kentucky 9th District January 3, 1935–February 17, 1948 (obsolete district) | Succeeded by |
| U.S. Senate | ||
| Preceded by | United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky January 11, 1930–November 30, 1930 | Succeeded by |
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