Early Life
George M. Robeson was born on March 16, 1829 in Oxford Furnace, New Jersey, near Belvidere in Warren County. His father was Philadelphia Judge William H. Robeson and his mother was the daughter of U.S. Congressman George C. Maxwell, who served in the 12th U.S. Congress from 1811 to 1813 representing Hunterdon, New Jersey. Robeson was the nephew of U.S. Congressman John Patterson Bryan Maxwell. Robeson gained a scholarly reputation by having graduated from Princeton University at the early age of 18 in 1847. Upon graduation, Robeson studied law at Newark in Chief Justice Hornblower's law office. Robeson graduated and was admitted to the bar in 1850. Robeson was admitted as a legal counselor in 1854. Robeson initially set up his law practice in Newark, but then moved his practice to Jersey City. In 1858, Robeson was appointed public prosecutor for Camden County.
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