Table, Joe T. Robinson

 
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table - J.T. Robinson
Table, Joe T. Robinson
table - J.T. Robinson
table - J.T. Robinson

Table, Joe T. Robinson

Object number1972.006.00
MediumWalnut, Metal
Dimensions29 3/4 in. (75.5 x 103 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionAn Early American Drop Leaf table. It is pine stained walnut and features a metal plaque on one side that reads "From the Estates of Senator Joseph T. Robinson and Henry Grady Miller."

    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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