Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential

 
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Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential
Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential
Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential
Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential

Button, Campaign - Joe T. Robinson Vice Presidential

Object number2003.058.02
Date1928
MediumCelluloid
Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
  • Button, campaign
  • Button, political
  • Button
DescriptionCelluloid has a large black and white picture of Joe T. Robinson. Around the the edges, in white on a red and blue background reads, "For Vice President/U.S. Senator Joe T. Robinson of Arkansas."

Joseph Taylor "Joe T." Robinson was born on August 16, 1872 in Lonoke County, Arkansas. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Robinson won his 1894 campaign for state representative. He later won a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1902, a position he held for a decade. In 1912, Robinson ran for governor and won. However, Senator Jeff Davis died of a heart attack before Robinson was inaugurated. Robinson decided to run for Davis' seat and won. During his short time as governor (1913), Robinson created a state banking board, a state health board, and the Arkansas Highway Commission. On March 8, 1913, Robinson officially resigned the governorship to take his Senate seat. He died of a heart attack on July 14, 1937.
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On view
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