Milton S. Robinson | |
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| Born | (1832-04-20)April 20, 1832 |
| Died | July 28, 1892(1892-07-28) (aged 60) |
| Place of burial | Maplewood Cemetery, Anderson, Indiana |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Branch | United States Army Union Army |
| Service years | 1861–1865 |
| Rank |  Colonel BrevetBrigadier General |
| Commands | 75th Indiana Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade, 4th Division,XIV Corps |
| Conflicts | American Civil War |
| Other work | Congressman, lawyer, judge |
Milton Stapp Robinson (April 20, 1832 – July 28, 1892) was anIndiana lawyer, politician, judge, and soldier. He was abrigade commander in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War and areconstruction eraU.S. Representative, serving two terms from 1875 to 1879.
During the Civil War, he entered the Union Army in September 1861 as thelieutenant colonel of the47th Indiana Infantry. Soon he was promoted tocolonel of the75th Indiana Infantry, which he led during the December 1862Battle of Stones River nearMurfreesboro, Tennessee. Robinson then commanded the 2nd Brigade, 4th Division of theXIV Corps at the September 1863Battle of Chickamauga. He wasbrevetted as abrigadier general in the omnibus promotions at the end of the war, dating from March 13, 1865.
After the war, he served in theIndiana State Senate 1866–1870. He was delegate to the1872 Republican National Convention.
Robinson was elected as aRepublican to theForty-fourth andForty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878 and resumed the practice of law inMadison County, Indiana.
Robinson was appointed associate justice of the appellate court of Indiana in March 1891. He was subsequently appointed chief justice and served until his death.
He died inAnderson, Indiana, on July 28, 1892, and was interred in Maplewood Cemetery.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 6th congressional district 1875–1879 | Succeeded by |
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