Joseph Taylor Robinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joseph Taylor Robinson

American politician

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1872

Place of Birth: Lonoke, Arkansas, United States

Date of Death: 14-Jul-1937

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Joseph Taylor Robinson

  • 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 served as the 23rd Governor of Arkansas and as the Majority Leader of the United States Senate.
  • He was also the Democratic vice presidential nominee in the 1928 presidential election. After studying law at the University of Virginia, Robinson returned to Arkansas, winning election to the Arkansas General Assembly.
  • He won election to the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1903 to 1913.
  • He won election as Governor of Arkansas in 1912, but resigned from that position in 1913 to take a seat in the Senate.
  • In the Senate, Robinson established himself as a progressive and strong supporter of President Woodrow Wilson.
  • Robinson served as the chairman of the 1920 Democratic National Convention and won election as the Senate Minority Leader in 1923.
  • He sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1924 election and was nominated as the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 1928.
  • The Democratic ticket of Al Smith and Robinson lost in a landslide to the Republican ticket of Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis. The Democrats took control of the Senate after the 1932 Senate elections and elected Robinson as Senate Majority Leader.
  • He passed Franklin D.
  • Roosevelt's New Deal programs through the Senate, alienating some of his colleagues with his autocratic style.
  • In the midst of debate over the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937, Robinson died of heart failure.

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