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Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937), also known as Joe T. Robinson, was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Senate Majority Leader and ten as Minority Leader.
Apr 4, 2024 · Joseph T. Robinson (born Aug. 26, 1872, near Lonoke, Ark., U.S.—died July 14, 1937, Washington, D.C.) was an American lawyer and legislator, a major figure in the enactment of New Deal legislation. He represented Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives (1903–13) and the U.S. Senate (1913–37). Admitted to the bar in 1895, Robinson ...
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Sep 21, 2023 · Joseph Taylor Robinson was governor only a short time before taking office as a U.S. senator. He became Senate majority leader during the Great Depression, after his nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for vice president—the first Arkansan ever on a major party ticket.
Joseph T. Robinson From schoolyard fights to clashes in the Senate, he defeated all challengers. In the end, it was not a person but a bill that struck down the powerful Democratic leader—Robinson had a fatal heart attack while struggling to pass President Franklin D. Roosevelt's controversial Court packing plan in 1937.
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Jul 14, 2018 · Sen. Joseph T. Robinson dies at age 64, July 14, 1937. On the morning of this day in 1937, a maid entered the Methodist Building, across the street from the U.S. Capitol, to clean the...
Joseph Taylor Robinson was Majority Leader of the United States Senate during the first one hundred days of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s New Deal. Few politicians have enjoyed the breadth and length of the career Joe T. Robinson had in Arkansas. A forceful leader, dynamic and plainspoken, Joe Robinson was a man of burning ambition.
Joseph Taylor Robinson. (1872–1937) Joseph Taylor Robinson, a U.S. representa-tive and senator from Arkansas, first won election to the House of Representatives in 1903. He continued in office until 1913, when he resigned to become governor of Arkansas.
