Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881March 17, 1961) was a

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from

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Early life

Born in

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, Robinson attended the common schools, graduated from the

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in 1901 ( B. Comm. Sci.), the Indiana Law School (now

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) in

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in 1910 (

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), and the

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in 1913 ( B.Ph.). He was admitted to the

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in 1910 and commenced practice in Indianapolis.

Career

Robinson was a member of the

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from 1914 to 1918, and was the

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floor leader during the entire period. During the

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he served in the

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as a first lieutenant, captain, and major, and served in France in the Army of Occupation. He resumed the practice of law and was judge of Marion County Superior Court in 1921-1922. He resumed the practice of law in Indianapolis, in 1922 and was appointed on October 20, 1925, to the U.S. Senate by

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and subsequently elected on November 2, 1926, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel M. Ralston. He was reelected in 1928, and served from October 20, 1925, to January 3, 1935; in 1934 he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Seventieth through Seventy-second Congresses).

Private life

As a Freemason, Robinson was a member of Indianapolis' Capital City Lodge 312 where he served as Master in 1916. He was coroneted a 33° Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Indianapolis in 1924, and served on the Supreme Council of DeMolay between 1925-27. He remained a Mason until his death in 1961, and his grave bears a 33° symbol.Denslow, William, '10,000 Famous Freemasons'

Death

Robinson practiced law in Indianapolis until his death there in 1961; interment was in Washington Park Cemetery East.

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