About Gifford S. Robinson
Lived 1843 – 1936 (aged 93). Gifford S. Robinson was an American judge and politician.
Gifford Simeon Robinson (May 28, 1843 – May 28, 1936) was an American jurist and politician. He was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1888, to December 31, 1899, appointed from Buena Vista County.
Biography Gifford S. Robinson was born in Tremont, Illinois on May 28, 1843. He was educated at Illinois State Normal University and the Washington University School of Law in St. Louis.
During the Civil War, he enlisted with the 115th Illinois Infantry Regiment and fought in the battles of Franklin and Chickamauga. He was wounded in the latter, and was discharged. He moved to Iowa to practice law in 1870.
He was elected to the Iowa Supreme Court, serving from 1888 to 1899, and was chief justice for the 1892 session.
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Who was Gifford S. Robinson?
American judge
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Gifford S. Robinson was born on 28 May 1843 in Tremont.
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Gifford S. Robinson died on 28 May 1936 in West Okoboji Lake.
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Gifford S. Robinson was a judge and politician.
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Gifford S. Robinson was American.
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