John Robbins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 4th district
In office
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853
Preceded byCharles J. Ingersoll
Succeeded byWilliam H. Witte
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
Preceded byHenry D. Moore
Succeeded byWilliam Millward
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byAlfred C. Harmer
Succeeded byAlfred C. Harmer
Personal details
Born1808 (1808)
Bustleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 27, 1880(1880-04-27) (aged 71–72)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseTacy W. Robbins
Alma materGunmere Academy
Professionmanufacturer politician

John Robbins (1808 – April 27, 1880) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Early life and career

John Robbins was born in Bustleton, Pennsylvania, (now a part of Philadelphia), near Lower Dublin Township, Pennsylvania. He was a student at the Gunmere Academy in Burlington, New Jersey. He moved to Philadelphia in 1836 and engaged in the manufacture of steel. He was a member of the board of commissioners of the district of Kensington, Pennsylvania, and served as president several years.

Political career

Robbins was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first, Thirty-second congresses, representing the fourth district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1849, to March 3, 1853; and to the Thirty-third Congress representing the third district from March 4, 1853, to March 3, 1855. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1854, and was an unsuccessful candidate for the office of the Mayor of Philadelphia in 1860. He resumed the steel manufacturing business and held several municipal offices.

Again elected to the Forty-fourth Congress, for the fifth district, Robbins served from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877; but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876.[1]

Later life and death

John Robbins tombstone in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia

Robbins was a member of the board of education and served as president for many years, as well as president and director of the Kensington National Bank.[2] He died in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 27, 1880, and was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery.[3]

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

  1. ↑ "John Robbins". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  2. ↑ John Robbins. The National Banks of the United States. 1864. Retrieved November 17, 2013.
  3. ↑ Where They're Buried



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