- George M. Robeson
Infobox US Cabinet official
name = George Maxwell Robeson
image_width = 200px
order = 26th
title =United States Secretary of the Navy
term_start =June 26 ,1869
term_end =March 4 ,1877
predecessor =Adolph E. Borie
successor =Richard W. Thompson
title2 =New Jersey Attorney General
term_start2 = 1867
term_end2 = 1869
predecessor2 =Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
successor2 =
title3 =New Jersey's 1st congressional district
term_start3 =March 4 ,1879
term_end3 =March 3 ,1883
predecessor3 =Clement Hall Sinnickson
successor3 =Thomas M. Ferrell
birth_date = birth date|1829|3|16|mf=y
birth_place =Oxford Furnace, New Jersey , U.S.
death_date = death date and age|1897|9|27|1829|3|16
death_place =Trenton, New Jersey , U.S.
party = Republican
spouse =
profession =Politician ,Lawyer
religion =George Maxwell Robeson (
March 16 ,1829 –September 27 ,1897 ) was an American Republican Partypolitician andlawyer fromNew Jersey who served as aUnion army general during theAmerican Civil War , and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Grant administration. Robeson was a nephew ofGeorge C. Maxwell , who represented New Jersey in Congress. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000330 George Maxwell Robeson] , "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress ". AccessedAugust 24 ,2007 .]Robeson was born in
Oxford Furnace, New Jersey . He studied law and became public prosecutor for Camden County.During the Civil War, he was appointed a brigadier general by the
Governor of New Jersey , and also served as theAttorney General of New Jersey from 1867-1869.Robeson was appointed Secretary of Navy by President Ulysses S. Grant, replacing
Adolph E. Borie who served only a few months. He held the position until the end of Grant's second term, serving fromJune 26 ,1869 untilMarch 4 ,1877 .After leaving the Navy Department Robeson returned to his law practice in Camden County. From
March 4 ,1879 -March 3 ,1883 , he served asU.S. Congressman from New Jersey, representingNew Jersey's 1st congressional district , then again returned to his practice and worked there until his death at age 68 in 1897. Robeson is buried atBelvidere Cemetery inBelvidere, New Jersey .ee also
References
External links
*CongBio|R000330 Retrieved on
2008-02-12
* [http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/robeson-robins.html#R9M0JB2PI George Maxwell Robeson] atThe Political Graveyard
*Findagrave|4868 Retrieved on2008-02-12 Persondata
NAME=Robeson, George Maxwell
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=New Jersey politician, United States Representative
DATE OF BIRTH=March 16 ,1829
PLACE OF BIRTH=Oxford Furnace, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH=September 27 ,1897
PLACE OF DEATH=Trenton, New Jersey
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