Facts: - party: democratic - predecessor: thomas j. frank ray j. g. crawford -lrb- as member , j. house of commons -rrb- jarvis james r. love thomas j. jarvis - birth date: 17 september 1838 - branch: confederate states army - birthname: james lowry robinson - order: 4th - state senate: north carolina - death date: 11 july 1887 - spouse: alice louisa siler - office: lieutenant carolina house of representatives member of the north carolina house governor of representatives for macon of north carolina speaker of the north - district: 42nd - term end: january 20 , 1876 january 5 , 1887 november 20 , 21 1876 , 1885 january 5 , 1881 november - serviceyears: 1861 -- 1863 - death place: franklin , north carolina - birth place: franklin , north carolina - successor: charles n. allman g. n. rush m. stedman burton k. dickey charles price w. - battles: american civil war - allegiance: confederate states - term start: february 18 , 1872 january 7 , 1885 november 16 , 5 1868 , 1879 november 20 , 1876 november - image: james l robinson.jpg - governor: thomas j. jarvis Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of james l. robinson .
james lowry robinson -lrb- september 17 , 1838 -- july 11 , 1887 -rrb- was a democratic politician from the u.s. state of north carolina ; he served as the fourth lieutenant governor of the state for four years under governor thomas j. jarvis and as acting governor of north carolina for one month in 1883 .