Charles Robinson Jr.

Charles Robinson Jr. (November 6, 1829 – July 30, 1891) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the eighth mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts. Robinson was the brother of Massachusetts Governor George D. Robinson.

Charles Robinson Jr.
Eighth Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byPhineas J. Stone
Succeeded byLiverus Hull
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1880–1880
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[1][2]
In office
1874–1874
Personal details
BornNovember 6, 1829[3]
Lexington, Massachusetts[3]
DiedJuly 30, 1891
West Newton, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocrat, (until the 1850s);
Republican[2]
SpouseRebecca T. Ames[1]
ChildrenEmma A. (Robinson) Travelli; Miner Robinson;
Sumner Robinson[2]

Early life

Robinson was born in Lexington, Massachusetts to Charles and Mary (Davis) Robinson, on November 6, 1829.[1]

Notes

  1. Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, vol. I, Boston, MA: The Boston History Company, p. 299
  2. Rand, John Clark (1890), One of a Thousand: a Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 518
  3. City of Boston (1889), Municipal Register, Boston, MA: City of Boston, p. 365


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