Robinson, William Erigena

Well known newspaper columnist - Richelieu - for the New York Tribune, strong Irish Nationalist, and member of Congress from New York's Third District.

Life Span
to
    Full name
    William Erigena Robinson
    Place of Birth
    Birth Date Certainty
    Exact
    Death Date Certainty
    Exact
    Gender
    Male
    Race
    White
    Sectional choice
    North
    Origins
    Free State
    No. of Spouses
    1
    Family

    Thomas Robinson (father), Mary Sloss Robinson (mother), Helen A. Dougherty (wife)

    Education
    Yale
    Other
    Other Education
    Belfast Academical Institution (Ireland)
    Occupation
    Politician
    Attorney or Judge
    Journalist
    Writer or Artist
    Relation to Slavery
    White non-slaveholder
    Church or Religious Denomination
    Presbyterian
    Political Parties
    Democratic
    Whig
    Other Affiliations
    Other
    Other Affiliation
    Irish Nationalism
    Government
    Fillmore Administration (1850-53)
    Lincoln Administration (1861-65)
    US House of Representatives
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