| LC control no. | nr 98044201 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Robinson, James Fisher, 1800-1882 |
| Variant(s) | Robinson, J. F. (James Fisher), 1800-1882 |
| See also | Kentucky. Governor (1862-1863 : Robinson) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Birth date | 1800-10-04 |
| Death date | 1882-10-31 |
| Place of birth | Scott County (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Georgetown (Ky.) |
| Affiliation | Transylvania University Whig Party (U.S.) Democratic Party (U.S.) Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate Kentucky. General Assembly. Senate |
| Profession or occupation | Farmers Lawyers Governors Legislators College administrators Bank directors |
| Found in | Kentucky. Governor (1862-1863 : Robinson). Executive Department, Frankfort, July 27, 1863, 1863: t.p. (J.F. Robinson; gov. of Ky.) The Kentucky encyc., 1992 (Robinson, James Fisher, gov. of Ky. 1862-3; farmer-lawyer; state sen. 1851 and 1861; b. October 4, 1800; d. October 31, 1882) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 777 (James Fisher Robinson, governor of Kentucky 1862-1863 born in Scott County, Ky. An 1818 graduate of Transylvania University, became a successful farmer and lawyer in Scott County, Ky. In 1851 won election to the state Senate as a Whig. In 1861 he was elected again to the state Senate as a Democrat and elected speaker of the Senate on August 16, 1862 and sworn in as governor on August 18, 1862 and term ended September 1, 1863. Headed the Farmers' Bank of Georgetown and chaired the Georgetown College Board of Trustees. Died in Georgetown, Ky.) |
| Associated language | eng |
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