Christopher Robinson (May 15, 1806 – October 3, 1889) was a

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from

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. He was born in

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on May 15, 1806 and graduated from

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in 1825. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1833. He commenced practice in

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. He was elected

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in 1854. He then was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. He was appointed Minister to Peru from 1861–1866, and was a delegate from Rhode Island to the Loyalist Convention held in

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in 1866. He died in Woonsocket on October 3, 1889. His grave is in Oak Hill Cemetery.

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