Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family

 
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Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family
Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family
Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family
Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family

Photograph - Joseph T. Robinson Family

Object number1984.021.28.3
Datec. 1928
OriginLonoke, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions11 7/8 x 13 1/4 in. (30.2 x 33.7 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA photograph of the Twenty-third Governor of Arkansas, Joseph T. Robinson, and his family. The black and white photograph features Joseph T. Robinson, Ewilda "Billy" Robinson, Governor Robinson's mother, two women, a young man, and an infant. The family has been arranged on the front porch of a building.

    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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