Robbins was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898. He resumed the practice of his profession in Greensburg. He was elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served until his death. He had been reelected to the Sixty-sixth Congress, but died in Somerset, Pennsylvania, before taking his seat. Interment in Saint Clair Cemetery in Greensburg.
edward, everett, robbins, september, 1860, january, 1919, republican, member, house, representatives, from, pennsylvania, 1901, edward, robbins, born, robbins, station, westmoreland, county, pennsylvania, joseph, robbins, coal, mine, operator, attended, elder,. Edward Everett Robbins September 27 1860 January 25 1919 was a Republican member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania Edward Everett Robbins 1901 Edward E Robbins was born at Robbins Station Westmoreland County Pennsylvania son of Joseph Robbins a coal mine operator He attended the Elder s Ridge Academy and the Indiana Normal School He graduated from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington Pennsylvania in 1881 and from the law department of Columbia College in New York City in 1884 He was admitted to the bar in 1884 and commenced practice in Greensburg Pennsylvania He was also engaged in banking and coal mining enterprises He was a member of the Pennsylvania State Senate from 1888 to 1892 He served as chairman of the Republican county committee in 1885 He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard and served as major of Volunteers in the Spanish American War in 1898 Robbins was elected as a Republican to the Fifty fifth Congress He was not a candidate for renomination in 1898 He resumed the practice of his profession in Greensburg He was elected to the Sixty fifth Congress and served until his death He had been reelected to the Sixty sixth Congress but died in Somerset Pennsylvania before taking his seat Interment in Saint Clair Cemetery in Greensburg See also editList of United States Congress members who died in office 1900 49 References editUnited States Congress Edward Everett Robbins id R000298 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Westmoreland County Pennsylvania Genealogy ProjectExternal links editWorks by or about Edward Everett Robbins at Internet Archive Edward E Robbins late a representative from Pennsylvania Memorial addresses delivered in the House of Representatives and Senate frontispiece 1920U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byDaniel B Heiner Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 21st congressional district1897 1899 Succeeded bySummers M JackPreceded byAbraham L Keister Member of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 22nd congressional district1917 1919 Succeeded byJohn Haden Wilson nbsp This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Everett Robbins amp oldid 1173053080, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
