The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-15

| Leader In various Circles OF ACTIVE
fy-Director of the Consolidated
| Railroad-Twice IA Candidate for Gov
| ernor of the State.
Hartford, Feb 14.-The Hon. Henry
| G. Robinson, eXmayor of the city and
one of the leading lawyers in the state,
| died at GAS this morning. He was
| Frustrated with rheumatism some weeks
| ago, and his strength was exhausted.
| Symptoms of spinal meningitis devel-
| oped last Friday, but this was over
come. Death resulted from rheuma-
| tism.
Mr.. Robinson was the youngest son
of David +. Robinson, one of Hartfords
| foremost business men in his day, and
was born here August %, 1882. His
mother was Anne Seymour, daughter of
Asa Seymour, of this city, and direct
descendant of Elder William Brewster,
of the Mayfower.
Mr. Robinson fitted for college at the
Hartford High school in the class of
1849, and was a member of the famous
class of '53 at Yale. The class included
Edmund c. Stedman of New York,
| INdlluill II. 0lDSIbl, w dy llc MdSN Cd6A,
G. III. Watrous, who was president of
the New York, New Haven and Hart
| ford railroad, Andrew d. White, DR.. Fl.
P. Stearns, DR.. William M. Hudson, ex-
Mayor Samuel B. Spooner of SPRING
field, Mass, Charlton T. Lewis and Cen
eral Edward Harland
Mr.. Robinson chose the profession or
law for his life work. In 1888 he admit
ted his eldest son Lucius f. Robinson to
business with himelf. The youngest
son, John T. Robinson, was afterwards
admitted to the business, which has
been managed for some years under the
firm name of Robinson & Robinson.
Mr.. Robinson was elected mayor of
the city April l. 1872. and held office for
two years He was the republican nom
inee for governor in this state in the
spring of 1876, running against the
Hon. Charles r. Ingersoll of New Ha-
ven, who was then in the office. In the
fall of that year he was again the NOM
inee of his party running against the
Hon. r. D. Hubbard of this city, who
was elected for the first two years
term in the gubernatorial office in this
state. He received the nomination for
member of the house in 1879 from this
city, and with General Lucius A. Bar
bour, was elected to the position.
In 1880 he was a member of the ma
tional republican convention in Chica-
go, which nominated James A. Garfield
In 1887 he was the commissioner for
Connecticut at the constitutional CEN
tennial celebration which took place in
Philadelphia.
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board of arbitration appointed under
authority of the state in the litigation
some years ago between Yale college
and the Storrs Agricultural school. in
volving the permanent disposal of the |
government agricultural funds.
For years he was the leading counsel |
in this state and member of the board |
of directors of the New York New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad. and also of |
the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance |
company. He represented both of these
institutions as counsel before the legis-
lature. He was a director of the Hart
ford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insur-
ance company and 'of the Connecticut
Fire Insurance company. He was a
trustee of the Connecticut Trust & Safe
Deposit company.
Mr. Robinson was a foremost figure
in New England Congregationalism
He leaves widow and five children.
They are as follows: Lucy F., born in
1868, and graduated from Yale in 1866;
Lucy Trumbull, born in 1885, Henry
Seymour, born in 1868, graduated from
Yale in 1889; John Trumbull, born in
1871 and graduated from Yale in 1898,
and Mary Shipman, born In 1873
Perhaps the best known fight made by
Mr.. Robinson as a state legislator was
in 1879, when he was chairman of the
judiciary committe of the house of rep
resentatives. He championed the cause
of reform in judicial procedure and, al
though the change was opposed by
prominent members of the house, he
won his battle The vote on the reform
in the judiciary committee was to l.
and the committees report was adopted
by the house. This reform in judicial
procedure was one of Mr.. Robinsons
most valuable services to the state.