Leonidas D. Robinson Explained

Leonidas D. Robinson
State:North Carolina
Term Start:March 4, 1917
Term End:March 3, 1921
Predecessor:Robert N. Page
Successor:William C. Hammer
State House2:North Carolina
Term2:1894, 1900
Office3:Mayor of Wadesboro, North Carolina
Term Start3:1890
Term End3:1893
Birth Name:Leonidas Dunlap Robinson
Birth Date:22 April 1867
Birth Place:Gulledge Township, North Carolina, U.S.
Death Place:Wadesboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting Place:Eastview Cemetery
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Nettie G Dunlap
Emma Hunter
Parents:John A. Robinson
Araminta Jane Watkins
Occupation:Politician, lawyer

Leonidas Dunlap Robinson (April 22, 1867  - November 7, 1941) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

Born in Gulledge Township, North Carolina, Robinson attended the common schools.He moved to Wadesboro in 1888.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar in 1889 and practiced in Wadesboro.He served as delegate to every Democratic State convention 1888-1941.He served as mayor of Wadesboro from 1890 to 1893.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1894 and 1900.He was appointed solicitor of the thirteenth judicial district in 1901.

Robinson was elected to the same office in 1902 and served in that capacity until 1910, when he resigned.He became president of the Bank of Wadesboro in 1910.He served as delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912, 1920, and 1924.

Robinson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917  - March 3, 1921).He declined to be a candidate for renomination.He resumed banking and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.He died in Wadesboro, North Carolina, November 7, 1941.He was interred in Eastview Cemetery.