Gaston Ahi Robbins (September 26, 1858 – February 22, 1902) was a

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from

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. Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robbins moved to

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. He attended Trinity College at Durham and was graduated from the

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in 1879. He studied law. He was

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in 1880 and commenced practice in

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. Robbins was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to March 13, 1896, when he was succeeded by William F. Aldrich, who contested his election. Presented credentials to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1899, to March 8, 1900, when he was again succeeded by William F. Aldrich, who contested his election. He resumed the practice of law in New York City, where he died on February 22, 1902. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery,

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Gaston Ahi 1858 births 1902 deaths Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama Politicians from Selma, Alabama 19th-century American legislators