Back جورج د. روبنسون Arabic جورج د. روبنسون ARZ جورج دی. روبینزون AZB George D. Robinson German George D. Robinson French Georgius Dexter Robinson Latin George D. Robinson Portuguese George D. Robinson Swedish
George Dexter Robinson | |
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 Portrait c. 1900 | |
| 34th Governor of Massachusetts | |
| In office January 3, 1884 – January 6, 1887 | |
| Lieutenant | Oliver Ames |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Butler |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Ames |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – January 7, 1884 | |
| Preceded by | Chester W. Chapin |
| Succeeded by | Francis W. Rockwell |
| Constituency | 11th district (1877–83) 12th district (1883–84) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate from the 2nd Hampden district | |
| In office January 5, 1876 – January 3, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Fuller |
| Succeeded by | Henry C. Ewing |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1874 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Washington Robinson January 20, 1834 Lexington, Massachusetts |
| Died | February 22, 1896 (aged 62) Chicopee, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Hannah Stevens
(m. 1859; died 1864)Susan Simonds (m. 1867) |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
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George Dexter Robinson (born George Washington Robinson; January 20, 1834 – February 22, 1896) was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts. After serving in the Massachusetts General Court and United States House of Representatives, Robinson served three one-year terms as Governor of Massachusetts, notably defeating Benjamin Franklin Butler in the 1883 election.
After leaving office, his most famous legal client was Lizzie Borden, notoriously accused of killing her father and stepmother. She was acquitted in a highly sensationalized trial.
Born in Lexington and educated at Harvard, Robinson taught high school before becoming a lawyer. He gained a reputation as a fine Parliamentarian while serving in Congress. As governor, he promoted the passage of civil service reform legislation and labor-friendly wage and dispute-resolution laws. He aligned with the state's industrial leaders against public health advocates, and banned discrimination in the issuance of life insurance policies. As a lawyer, he gained notoriety for Borden's defense, and was criticized for defending fraudulent fraternal benefit societies.