Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson

 
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Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson
Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson
Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson
Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson

Pin, Campaign - Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson

Object number2006.075.01
Date1928
MediumMetal
Dimensions7/8 × 1/8 in. (2.2 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collections
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    DescriptionThe red, white and blue pin is a political campaign pin for the 1928 Al Smith/Joe T. Robinson Presidential Campaign. Al Smith, governor of New York 1918-1928, ran for President in 1928 with his Vice Presidential running mate, Joseph 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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