- J. W. Robinson
James William Robinson (
January 19 ,1878 -December 2 ,1964 ) was a U.S. Representative fromUtah .Born in
Coalville, Utah , Robinson attended public schools. He graduated fromBrigham Young University ,Provo, Utah , and from the law school of theUniversity of Chicago in 1912. He was admitted as member of the bar of the State of Utah in 1912 and practiced law in Provo County, Utah from 1912 to 1933.Robinson served as County attorney of Utah County from 1918 to 1921 and was Democratic candidate for attorney general of Utah in 1924. He served as member of the board of regents of the
University of Utah from 1925 to 1935.Robinson was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and to the six succeeding Congresses (
March 4 ,1933 -January 3 ,1947 ). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Seventy-sixth and Seventy-seventh Congresses), Committee on Roads (Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth Congresses).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress. He served as director of grazing in the Office of Land Management,
Interior Department, Washington , D.C., fromJanuary 3 ,1947 , toJanuary 31 ,1949 . He then returned toSalt Lake City, Utah .Robinson died in
Escondido, California ,December 2 ,1964 and is buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo.ource
Persondata
NAME= Robinson, J. W.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=U.S. Representative fromUtah
DATE OF BIRTH=1878-01-19
PLACE OF BIRTH=Coalville, Utah
DATE OF DEATH=1964-12-02
PLACE OF DEATH=Escondido, California
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