Gaston A. Robbins Explained

State1:Alabama
District1:4th
Term Start1:March 4, 1899
Term End1:March 8, 1900
Predecessor1:William F. Aldrich
Successor1:William F. Aldrich
State2:Alabama
District2:4th
Term Start2:March 4, 1893
Term End2:March 13, 1896
Predecessor2:Louis Washington Turpin
Successor2:William F. Aldrich
Birth Name:Gaston Ahi Robbins
Birth Date:26 September 1858
Birth Place:Goldsboro, North Carolina
Death Place:New York City, New York
Party:Democratic

Gaston Ahi Robbins (September 26, 1858 – February 22, 1902) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.

Born in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Robbins moved to Randolph County, North Carolina.He attended Trinity College at Durham and was graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1879.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1880 and commenced practice in Selma, Alabama.

Robbins was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895).Presented credentials as a Member-elect to the Fifty-fourth Congress and served from March 4, 1895, to March 13, 1896, when he was succeeded by William F. Aldrich, who contested his election.Presented credentials to the Fifty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1899, to March 8, 1900, when he was again succeeded by William F. Aldrich, who contested his election.He resumed the practice of law in New York City, where he died on February 22, 1902.He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina.