Political Career
Robinson cast his first vote in a U.S. presidential election in 1856 for John C. Frémont and was a firm Republican (United States) for the remainder of his life. He was a delegate from Michigan to the 1892 Republican National Convention. In November 1894, Robinson was elected to represent the 2nd district of Houghton in the Michigan State House of Representatives, and in 1896, he was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 32nd district. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1898 with Governor Hazen S. Pingree and re-elected in 1900 with Governor Aaron T. Bliss.
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