James Fisher Robinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Fisher Robinson

Governor of Kentucky

Date of Birth: 04-Oct-1800

Place of Birth: Scott County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 31-Oct-1882

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

James Fisher Robinson (October 4, 1800 – October 31, 1882) was the 22nd Governor of Kentucky, serving the remainder of the unfinished term of Governor Beriah Magoffin.
Magoffin, a Confederate sympathizer, became increasingly ineffective after the elections of 1861 yielded a supermajority to pro-Union forces in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly.
Magoffin agreed to resign the governorship, provided he could select his successor.
He selected Robinson. Politically, Robinson opposed both secession and abolition.
Though he had Union sympathies, he was considered a moderate, opposing both fugitive slave laws and the enlistment of black soldiers.
As a state senator, he supported the Crittenden Compromise and opposed the Civil War.
As governor, he drew criticism from the administration of President Abraham Lincoln for opposing the Emancipation Proclamation.