James E. Robinson

James Edgar Robinson (August 15, 1868, near Marysville, Ohio – January 27, 1932) was an American lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court from 1919 to 1932. He was the maternal grandfather of First Lady Barbara Bush and matrilineal great-grandfather of George W. Bush.

Life and career Robinson was son of John W. Robinson (1831–1920, younger brother of James Wallace Robinson) and his wife Sarah Coe (1831–1901). Robinson was educated at the local high school and latter attended Ohio Wesleyan University 1886 to 1889, studied law with his uncle, and at Ohio State University College of Law from 1892 to 1893. At the latter he was a member of the first law class. He began the practice of law in Richwood, Ohio in 1893, relocating to Marysville eventually. At the turn of the century he was elected prosecuting attorney of Union County, he served in this capacity for six years. Robinson continued the practice of law until 1915, when Governor Willis appointed him an appellate judge in the Court of Appeals. In the 1916 election he was defeated in the Democratic landslide.

Robinson is a sixth cousin once removed of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and is an ancestor (maternal great-grandfather) of George W. Bush. His daughter, Pauline Robinson, was the mother of First Lady Barbara Bush, and the mother-in-law of President George H. W. Bush.