Arthur Raymond Robinson

Arthur Raymond Robinson
United States Senator
from Indiana
In office
October 20, 1925 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by Samuel M. Ralston
Succeeded by Sherman Minton
Member of the Indiana Senate
In office
1914-1918
Personal details
Born March 12, 1881
Pickerington, Ohio
Died March 17, 1961 (aged 80)
Political party Republican
Alma mater Ohio Northern University, Indiana Law School, University of Chicago
Profession Lawyer
Military service
Service/branch United States Army
Rank major
Battles/wars World War I

Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881 – March 17, 1961) was a United States Senator from Indiana.

Early life

Born in Pickerington, Ohio, Robinson attended the common schools, graduated from the Ohio Northern University in 1901, the predecessor of the now Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law in Indianapolis in 1910, and the University of Chicago in 1913. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and commenced practice in Indianapolis.

Career

Robinson was a member of the Indiana Senate from 1914 to 1918, and was the Republican floor leader during the entire period. During the First World War he served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, captain, and major, and served in France in the Army of Occupation. He resumed the practice of law and was judge of Marion County Superior Court in 1921-1922. He resumed the practice of law in Indianapolis, in 1922 and was appointed on October 20, 1925 to the U.S. Senate by Governor Edward L. Jackson and subsequently elected on November 2, 1926, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel M. Ralston. He was reelected in 1928, and served from October 20, 1925, to January 3, 1935; in 1934 he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Seventieth through Seventy-second Congresses).

Private Life

As a Freemason, Robinson was a member of Indianapolis' Capital City Lodge 312 where he served as Master in 1916. He was coroneted a 33° Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Indianapolis in 1924, and served on the Supreme Council of DeMolay between 1925-27. He remained a Mason until his death in 1961, and his grave bears a 33° symbol.[1]

Death

Robinson practiced law in Indianapolis until his death there in 1961; interment was in Washington Park Cemetery East.

References

  1. ↑ Denslow, William, '10,000 Famous Freemasons'
U.S. Senate
Preceded by
Harry S. New		 U.S. Senator (Class 1) from Indiana
October 20, 1925 – January 3, 1935
Served alongside: James Eli Watson		 Succeeded by
Arthur Raymond Robinson
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