Edward Hutchinson Robbins (February 9, 1758 – 1829) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the sixth

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from 1802 to 1806.

Early life

Robbins was born on February 9, 1758 in Milton,

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in what was then

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. He was the son of Rev. Nathaniel Robbins (1726–1795) and Elizabeth (

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Hutchinson) Robbins (1731–1793). His mother was married to Caleb Chappel Jr. Among his siblings was Lydia Robbins and Nathaniel Johnson Robbins. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Robbins and Ruth (née Johnson) Robbins. His maternal grandparents were Lydia (née Foster) Hutchinson and Edward Hutchinson, a grandson of Capt. Edward Hutchinson (and his parents, magistrate

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and

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). He graduated from

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in 1775.

Career

After his graduation, he became a lawyer, a delegate to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. On October 21, 1786, Robbins and his brother Nathaniel received a land grant for the purchase and settlement of lands in

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, now in Maine. The town of Robbinston on the St. Croix River was named in his honor.

Political career

Robbins was a member of the

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and from 1793 until 1802, he was the

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. From 1802 to 1806, Robbins served under Governor

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as the sixth

. In 1811, he was appointed judge of probate for Norfolk County.

Personal life

In 1785, Robbins was married to Elizabeth Murray (1756–1837), daughter of James Murray and Barbara (née Bennet) Murray. Her sister, Dorothy "Dolly" Forbes, was married to Rev. John

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and was the mother of diplomat John Murray Forbes. Together, Edward and Elizabeth were the parents of: * Elizabeth Robbins (1786–1853) * Sarah Lydia Robbins (1787–1862), who married Judge Samuel Estes Howe (1785–1828). *

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(1789–1867), who married Judge Joseph Lyman III (1767–1847). * Edward Hutchinson Robbins (1792–1850), who married Louisa Anne Coffin (1795–1854). * Mary Robbins (1794–1879), who married Joseph Warren Revere (1777–1868), a son of

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, in 1821. * James Murray Robbins (1796–1885), who married Frances Mary Harris (1796–1860), daughter of Abel Harris and Rooksby Coffin. He entered into partnership with his cousin John Murray Forbes to conduct business in Europe and later became a Massachusetts state representative and senator. * Catherine Robbins (1800–1884). In 1799, he was elected a Fellow of the

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. Robbins died in 1829.

Descendants

Through his granddaughter,

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(the wife of Warren Delano Jr.), he is the great-grandfather of Sara Delano (the wife of

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) and the great-great-grandfather of

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Judge Edward Hutchinson Robbins
by Chester Harding, 1827. {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Edward 1758 births 1837 deaths Harvard University alumni Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lieutenant Governors of Massachusetts Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives Speakers of the Massachusetts House of Representatives