Lucius Robinson

Lucius Robinson (November 4, 1810 – March 23, 1891) was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 26th governor of New York from 1877 to 1879.

Early life Lucius Robinson was born on November 4, 1810, in Windham, New York, to Mary and Eli P. Robinson. His father was a farmer. He was descended from John Robinson, a Puritan clergyman. He graduated from Delaware Academy in Delhi, New York. Afterwards he studied law in the offices of Erastus Root and Amasa J. Parker, and he was admitted to the bar in October 1832.

Career Robinson began practicing law in Catskill. He was district attorney of Greene County from 1837 to 1839. Then he moved to New York City and became a member of Tammany Hall. In 1843, he was appointed master in chancery and then entered a law partnership with David Codwise. He was reappointed as master in chancery in 1846 by Governor Silas Wright and continued until the Courts of Chancery were abolished by the new constitution. He called the new New York State Capitol "the public calamity". After retiring as governor, he moved to Elmira.

Legacy In 1883, the park commissioners named an entrance to Niagara Falls State Park after Robinson.