John Larne Robinson (May 3, 1813 – March 21, 1860) was an American politician who served three terms as a

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from

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from 1847 to 1853.

Biography

Born near

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, Robinson attended the public schools. He moved to

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, where he engaged in the mercantile business in

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. He served as county clerk of Rush County from 1841 to 1845.

Congress

Robinson was elected as a

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to the Thirtieth, Thirty-first, and Thirty-second Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853). He served as chairman of the Committee on Roads and Canals (Thirty-first and Thirty-second Congresses).

Later career and death

He was appointed by President

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as United States marshal for the southern district of Indiana in 1853. He was reappointed to this post by President

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in 1858 and served until his death. He was appointed brigade inspector of the fourth military district of Indiana in 1854. Robinson served as a trustee of

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at Bloomington from 1856 to 1859. He died at

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, March 21, 1860 and was interred in East Hill Cemetery.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, John Larne 1813 births 1860 deaths Law enforcement officials from Indiana People from Mason County, Kentucky 19th-century United States Marshals Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Indiana People from Rush County, Indiana 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives