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receiving the degree Ph.D. from Freiburg in 1890. He was lecturer on European history at the University of Pennsylvania, 1891; associate pro- fessor, 1892-95, and in 1895 became professor of history at Columbia university. He was also acting dean of Barnard college, 1900-01. He was an editor of the Annals of the American Acad- emy of Political and Social Science, 1891-95, and is the author of: The German Bundesrath (1891); Petrarch, the First 3Iodern Scholar and Man of Letters (with H. W. Rolfe. 1899); An Introduction to the History of Western Eu- rope (1903), and also co-operated with others in editing and publishing " Translations and Re- prints from the Original Sources of European History."

ROBINSON, James M., representative, was born near Fort Wayne. Ind., May 31, 1861; son of David A. and Isabella (Bowen) Robinson; grand- son of James and Rebecca (Jacobs) Robinson and of Robert and Sarah (Mercer) Bowen. He attended the public schools until 1876, when he obtained employment in a shop, where he continued until 1881, meanwhile studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1883, and established himself in practice in Fort Wayne. He was prosecuting- attorney, 1888-92, and was a Democratic repre- sentative from the twelfth congressional district of Indiana in the 55th, 56th and 57th congresses. 1897-1903, and was re-elected to the 58th con- gress for the term expiring in 1905. He was married, Nov. 28, 1900, to Lily M., daughter of Hugli M. and Ada S. Jones of Fort Wayne, Ind.

ROBINSON, James Sidney, soldier, was born near Mansfield, Ohio, Oct. 14, 1827. He was brought up on a farm, attended the common schools, and at an early age learned the printer's trade in Mansfield. He established and edited the Weekly Republican at Canton, Ohio, 1847-65, served as secretary of the first convention of the Republican party in Ohio in 1856, and as clerk of the Oliio house of representatives, 1856-58. He enlisted as a private in the 4th Ohio volunteers in 1861, was appointed captain a few days afterward, and served under General McClellan in West Vir- ginia, taking part in the battle of Rich Mountain, July 11, 1861. His enlistment of three months having expired, he re-enlisted in October, 1861, as major of the 82nd Ohio volunteers. He served in Schenck's brigade, under General Fremont in the Slienandoah valley; was promoted lieutenant-col- onel in April, 1862. and May 7, 1862, accompanied his brigade from Franklin, Ya., to McDowell, marching thirty-four miles in twenty-three hours, rescuing General Milroy's brigade, and beating an orderly retreat to Franklin. At the second battle of Bull Run he fought in General Milroy's unattached brigade, and when Colonel Cant well was wounded he assumed command of the regi-

ment. He was promoted colonel and at Chancel- lors ville his regiment was not attached to any brig- ade or division, but was with the eleventli corps, which received the brunt of Jackson's charge, Robinson's regiment losing eighty -one men in the attack. After Chancellorsville, his regiment was attached to the second brigade of Carl Schurz's division of the eleventh corps, which was march- ing with the first corps, under General Reynolds, when the news that Buford was engaged caused them to hurry forward and possess the field until Hancock could come to their support. Colonel Robinson was wounded at Gettysburg, and when the eleventh and twelfth corps were sent west to join General Thomas's army, Robinson had not recovered from his wound and was not at Chatta- nooga; but when Sherman started for Atlanta, the eleventh and twelfth corps were merged into the twentieth corps under General Hooker, and Colonel Robinson was given command of the third brigade, first division. He was promoted brigadier-general of volunteers, Jan 12, 1865, was breveited major-general, March 13, and was mus- tered out, Aug. 81, 1865. He engaged in railroad building in Ohio after the war, served as chair- man of the Republican state executive committee, 1877-79, and was state commissioner of railroads and telegraphs in 1880. He was a Republican representative from the 9th Ohio district in the 47th and 48th congresses, 1881-85, and secretary of the state of Ohio, 1884-88. He died in Toledo, Ohio, Jan. 14, 1892.

ROBINSON, John Bunyan, educator, was born at Osceola, Ohio, April 11, 1834; son of Adin and Jane (Anderson) Robinson; grandson of William and Eleanor (Wright) Robinson of Harpers Ferry, Va., and of James and Margarette (Brownlee) Anderson of Carlisle, Pa. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan university, A. B., 1860, A.M., 1863; entered the Methodist ministrj'; was principal of Mt. Washington academy, 1860-64; president of Willoughby college, 1864-69; president of Fort Wayne college, 1869-71; president of New Hampshire Conference Seminar}' and Female college, 1871-77; president of Grand Prairie Seminary and Commercial college, 1877-84; president of Jennings Seminary and Normal col- lege, 1884-87, and thereafter engaged in the active ministry. He was married, first, in December, 1860, to Emily Ada, daughter of Judge David H. and Elizabeth (Reybourn) Morris. And secondly, Sept. 11, 1896, to Sarah Narcissa, daugliter of Henry Watson and Sarah Ann (Older) IMontross. He received the honorary degree of D.D. from De Pauw university and from Ilhnois Wesleyan university in 1879; that of Ph.D. from the Uni- versity of Wooster in 1884. and that of LL.D. from Taylor university in 1896. He is the author of: Infidelity Answered (1875); Vines of Eshcol