Facts: - party: republican - succeeded: d. french slaughter , jr. . william a. truban - birth date: 14 may 1916 - branch: united states army - birthname: james kenneth robinson - state senate: virginia - death date: 08 april 1990 - district: 7th 21st - term end: january 3 , 1985 january 3 , 1971 - serviceyears: 1941 -- 1945 - death place: winchester , virginia , u.s. - birth place: winchester , virginia , u.s. - state: virginia - alma mater: virginia tech -lrb- b.s. -rrb- - preceded: john o. marsh , jr. . curry carter - battles: world war ii - allegiance: united states 1912 - term start: january 3 , 1971 january 12 , 1966 - rank: major Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of j. kenneth robinson .
james kenneth robinson -lrb- may 14 , 1916 -- april 8 , 1990 -rrb- was a state senator and u.s. representative from virginia .