Certificate, Democratic National Committee - Joe T. Robinson

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Certificate, Democratic National Committee - Joe T. Robinson

Object number2017.021.02

DateOctober 30, 1928

Associated LocationArkansas

OriginNew York, New York

MediumPaper, Ink

Dimensions7 x 11 1/2 in. (17.8 x 29.2 cm)

Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection

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DescriptionCertificate Number 37454 from the Democratic National Committee dated October 30, 1928 given to Frank Hayes. Hayes received this certificate as a receipt for donating $500.00 to the Smith-Robinson campaign. The certificate has a border with a bald eagle in the top center and two crossed American Flags around an olive branch in the bottom center. A portrait of Al Smith, encompassed in an oval frame, is on the left and Robinson’s is depected the same on the right. The certificate reads, "Democratic National Committee. 1775 Broadway New York. Received of Frank Hayes the sum of five hundred dollars in contribution to the fund to pay the necessary expenses of the campaign in behalf of the election of Alfred E. Smith as President and Joseph T. Robinson as Vice President of the United States. No. 37454. Dated October 30, 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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