George M. Robeson

Infobox US Cabinet official
name = George Maxwell Robeson

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image_width = 200px
order = 26th
title = United States Secretary of the Navy
term_start = June 26, 1869
term_end = March 4, 1877
predecessor = Adolph E. Borie
successor = Richard W. Thompson
title2 = New Jersey Attorney General
term_start2 = 1867
term_end2 = 1869
predecessor2 = Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
successor2 =
title3 = New Jersey's 1st congressional district
term_start3 = March 4, 1879
term_end3 = March 3, 1883
predecessor3 = Clement Hall Sinnickson
successor3 = Thomas M. Ferrell
birth_date = birth date|1829|3|16|mf=y
birth_place = Oxford Furnace, New Jersey, U.S.
death_date = death date and age|1897|9|27|1829|3|16
death_place = Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
party = Republican
spouse =
profession = Politician, Lawyer
religion =

George Maxwell Robeson (March 16, 1829 – September 27, 1897) was an American Republican Party politician and lawyer from New Jersey who served as a Union army general during the American Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Grant administration. Robeson was a nephew of George C. Maxwell, who represented New Jersey in Congress. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000330 George Maxwell Robeson] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 24, 2007.]

Robeson was born in Oxford Furnace, New Jersey. He studied law and became public prosecutor for Camden County.

During the Civil War, he was appointed a brigadier general by the Governor of New Jersey, and also served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1867-1869.

Robeson was appointed Secretary of Navy by President Ulysses S. Grant, replacing Adolph E. Borie who served only a few months. He held the position until the end of Grant's second term, serving from June 26, 1869 until March 4, 1877.

After leaving the Navy Department Robeson returned to his law practice in Camden County. From March 4, 1879-March 3, 1883, he served as U.S. Congressman from New Jersey, representing New Jersey's 1st congressional district, then again returned to his practice and worked there until his death at age 68 in 1897. Robeson is buried at Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, New Jersey.

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References

External links

*CongBio|R000330 Retrieved on 2008-02-12
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robeson-robins.html#R9M0JB2PI George Maxwell Robeson] at The Political Graveyard
*Findagrave|4868 Retrieved on 2008-02-12

Persondata
NAME=Robeson, George Maxwell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Jersey politician, United States Representative
DATE OF BIRTH=March 16, 1829
PLACE OF BIRTH=Oxford Furnace, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=September 27, 1897
PLACE OF DEATH=Trenton, New Jersey