OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Joseph Taylor Robinson
BORN:
August 26, 1872;
Lonoke, Arkansas
DIED:
July 14, 1937 (age 64);
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville;
University of Virginia Law School
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic
HIGHLIGHTS:
1895:
Admitted to the Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Lonoke, Arkansas;
Member, Arkansas General Assembly
1900:
Presidential Elector for the Democratic Ticket
1903-1913:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-AR)
1/16/1913-3/8/1913:
Governor of Arkansas
1913-1937:
U.S. Senator (D-AR)
1923-1937
Chairman, Senate Democratic Caucus
1923-1933:
Senate Minority Leader
1928:
Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Vice President
1933-1937:
Senate Majority Leader
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
University of Arkansas
Encyclopedia of Arkansas
Wikipedia
RESEARCH:
Papers (University of Arkansas)
OBITUARIES: