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Charles Robinson Jr.

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Charles Robinson Jr.
Eighth Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byPhineas J. Stone
Succeeded byLiverus Hull
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1880–1880
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1874–1874
Personal details
BornNovember 6, 1829[3]
Lexington, Massachusetts[3]
DiedJuly 30, 1891
West Newton, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocrat, (until the 1850s);
Republican[2]
SpouseRebecca T. Ames[1]
ChildrenEmma A. (Robinson) Travelli; Miner Robinson;
Sumner Robinson[2]

Charles Robinson Jr. (November 6, 1829 – July 30, 1891) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the eighth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Robinson was the brother of Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson.

Early life

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Robinson was born in Lexington, Massachusetts to Charles and Mary (Davis) Robinson, on November 6, 1829.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vol. I, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 299
  2. ^ a b c d Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 518
  3. ^ a b City of Boston (1889), Municipal Register, Boston, MA: City of Boston, p. 365
Political offices
Preceded by 8thMayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
1865
to
1866
Succeeded by