Samuel Kirkbride Robbins (May 9, 1853 – December 26, 1926) was a Republican Party politician who served as Speaker of the

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and President of the

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.Lipponcott, William D. and V. Claude Palmer (April 26, 1927). "Minute as to the death of Samuel Kirkbride Robbins". Burlington County Clerk's Office, Mount Holly, New Jersey. Book 8, Folio 268.

Biography

Robbins was born in Mount Holly Township,

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, in 1853, the son of Barzillai W. Robbins and Anne Wilson, his wife. He was educated at Fort Edward Institute in Fort Edward,

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and at Andalusia College in

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. He entered

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, graduating with a

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degree in 1874 and a

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degree in 1877. After

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, was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1880. Later that year he opened law offices in Moorestown, and

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. On October 4, 1882, he married Edith E. Shreve of Pemberton. They had two daughters: Agnes Murrell Robbins and Edith Coate Robbins. In 1897, Robbins was elected to the Board of Education of Chester Township (now Moorestown Township) in Burlington County, serving until 1903. He served on the Burlington County Board of Election from 1900 to 1903. He was elected to the

as a Republican in 1903, serving until 1906. He was chosen as Speaker of the Assembly in 1906. In 1906 he was elected to the

, serving until 1909. He was selected Senate President in 1909. On the last day of the 1909 legislative session he was appointed by Governor

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to be Clerk of the Court of Chancery (an office now known as Clerk of the

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), following the resignation of Vivian M. Lewis. He resigned from the Senate and his nomination was confirmed. Robbins served as Clerk of the Court of Chancery until 1914. On December 6, 1926, he died from a

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at the age of 73 at his home in Moorestown Township, and was to be buried at his birthplace in Mount Holly Township.

References

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"Minute as to the death of Samuel Kirkbride Robbins"
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