Print, Photographic, Joe T. Robinson

 
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Photograph, Joe T. Robinson
Print, Photographic, Joe T. Robinson
Photograph, Joe T. Robinson
Photograph, Joe T. Robinson

Print, Photographic, Joe T. Robinson

Object number1984.021.29
Date1928
Originlonoke, Arkansas
MediumPaper and Ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (8.9 x 13.6 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
  • Postcard
  • Postcard
DescriptionBlack and white photograph postcard. Joe Robinson in formal attire with a number of men around him in suits and hats. Written in white on bottom. "May 14-28" & "Lonoke, Ark". On reverse, typed in "Joe T. Robinson at Lonoke, Arkansas when he assisted in dedication of Lonoke County's New Court House building on May 14, 1928."

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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