Reuben Robie (July 15, 1799 – January 21, 1872) was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a

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from New York from 1851 to 1853.

Biography

Born in

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, Robie attended the common schools. At the age of twenty he moved to

Bath, New York Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States, with an area of 96.3 square miles (249 km2) and a population of 11,426 in 2020. Its largest settlement is the Village of Bath, which has an area of 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) and a population ...

, and established a successful mercantile business. He later became active in other ventures, including the Buffalo, Corning and New York Railroad and the Steuben County Bank. Robie was also a founder of the Steuben County Agricultural Society. He was active in the New York Militia, serving on the staff of the 56th Brigade in the 1830s.

Political career

Robie was active in local government, serving as Town Clerk from 1825 to 1830, and Town Supervisor in 1831 and 1832. In 1837 he was appointed Postmaster, and served four years. From 1844 to 1847 Robie served as Steuben County Treasurer.

Congress

In 1850 Robie was elected to the United States House as a

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. and he served in the Thirty-second Congress, March 4, 1851 to March 3, 1853. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1852.

Later career and death

After leaving Congress Robie resumed his business interests. He died in Bath on January 21, 1872 and was interred in Grove Cemetery. His home at Bath, known as the Reuben Robie House, was listed on the

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in 1983. In 2011 Robie was added to the Steuben County Hall of Fame.Mary Perham
4 selected for Steuben Hall of Fame
March 3, 2011

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robie, Reuben 1799 births 1872 deaths People from Corinth, Vermont People from Bath, New York American militia officers Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state) 19th-century American politicians