David Fullerton Robison
David Fullerton Robison (May 28, 1816 – June 24, 1859) was an Opposition Party member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.
David Robison | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 17th district | |
| In office March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel L. Russell |
| Succeeded by | Wilson Reilly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Fullerton Robison May 28, 1816 Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1859 (aged 43) Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Opposition |
| Relatives | David Fullerton (uncle) |
Early life
David F. Robison (nephew of David Fullerton) was born in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the Franklin County, Pennsylvania, bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Chambersburg.
United States House of Representatives
Robison was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination and continued to practice law in Chambersburg, where he died in 1859, from a disease contracted at a banquet at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C., during the inauguration of President James Buchanan. The illness was known as National Hotel disease. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle.
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.