Year: 1875




Lucius Robinson was born in windham, Greene
county, the 4th day of November, 1870 His family
from Connecticut and belong TO the families OF
New England He is a linea descendant Of Rev John
Robinson, the first minister of the Puritans in Eng
land, and inherits many of the characteristics of his
celebrated ancestor


The father of Mr. Robinson was an officer in the
army during the in 1872 He was a farmer and
his circumstances too much straitened to afford
his children more than good English education This
son was permitted TO provide for himself in this re-
spect and became student at the Delaware Academy
in the village of Delhi, paying his way by teaching
school several months each year Mr. Robinson passed
through the usual vciSStudeS attending such strug-
giles.


Having selected the law for his vocation Mr. Robin
begun the study in the office of General Erastus
Root completing the course with Judge Amasa j.
Parker, at Delhi, and was admitted TO practice an
attorney Of the Supreme Court in October, 1882 He
opened an Office few months afterward at Caskil and
took rank at once among the foremost of the junior
members Of the Bar. In 1927 he received the appoint
of District Attorney of Greene county, and held
the position till 1910 at which time he removed to the
city of New York. In lS43 he was appointed by Gov
ernor Bouck Master in Chancery He soon after
ward entered into partnership with the late
David Codwise, who held the same position to
general acceptance Mr.. Robinson reappointed in
1916 by Sias Wright then Governor and continued in
Office till the Court of Chancery abolished by the
new constitution The business was then transacted by
referees, and Mr.. Robinson was much employed in
that capacity, his judgment generally giving satisac
ton His health finally giving way from severe labor
and close confinement he removed TO his
farm in tho county of Chemung. In 1859 he was
nominated by the republicans for the Assembly,
and he represented that county IN the Legislature Of
1860 and 1861, and was known in the former body as
the stanch opponent of the corruption and legislative
jobbing which reached its height that wnter-was
faithful among the fathless By his strong opposition
and vigorous stand against the schemes he State
wide reputation He the author of the compromise
resolutions which introduced in the Legislature
of 1861 long before the Inauguration Of President
con having for their object effort TO settle
tional difficulties before any blood she'd In pre-
sentng these resolutions he drew down upon his head
the wrath and anathemas OF his party leaders,
Weed who had been his opponent In other matters,
being almost the only prominent republican who sup
ported him He democrat of the Silas Wright
school, and was member of Tammany Hall when tn at
institution in its pride and glory. He left the
democratic party when the republican formed and
was sent TO the Legislature as republican In the
fall of 1861, when the democracy and repub
united together one ticket, he nominated
and elected Comptroller of the State and taken up and
reelected by the republicans in the fall of 1863 In
1865 the democrats nominated him for Comptroller,
but he defeated by the republican candidate
Thomas Hllhouse the republican party sweeping the
State in that year Mr.. Robinson then retired into
private life until 1871, when Governor Holman nomi-
| mated, and republican Senate confirmed him
member of the Constitutional Commission which he
served during 1871 and 1872 and prominently con-
neced With reform measures. After the reorganiza-
tion of the Ere Railway Company he entered the
board, was elected Vice President and, during Mr.
Watsons absence in Europe acted chairman OF the
company.