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    Joseph T. Robinson

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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Dec 9, 2021 · aka: Foster-Robinson House. The Joseph Taylor Robinson House at 2122 Broadway in Little Rock (Pulaski County), a two-and-a-half-story Craftsman- style structure, was the home of a prominent Arkansas politician when he was at the top of his career.

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  5. Apr 2, 2024 · April 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m. by Bradly Gill. Joseph Taylor Robinson had one of the shortest terms as governor in state history but perhaps had one of the most profound impacts. The Lonoke native, lawyer, one-time teacher, and son of a country doctor and Baptist minister was an idealist and determined to make the government serve the people.

  6. 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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  7. Joseph Taylor Robinson was the 23rd governor of Arkansas from January to March 1913, when he resigned to join the U.S. Senate. He served as a Democrat in both chambers and was the majority leader in the Senate until his death in 1937.

  8. There sprawled on the floor, a copy of the previous day's Congressional Record lying near his right hand, was the pajama-clad body of Arkansas senator Joseph Taylor Robinson.

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