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William F. Robinson (December 29, 1913 – July 5, 2008) was a
Democrat Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
American politician and semiprofessional
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player from
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. He represented the 3rd District of the Erie County Legislature from 1986 to 1993. Robinson was born in Valdosta, Georgia and spent part of his youth in
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, where he excelled at baseball while attending White Plains High School and playing on championship teams. In 1934, Robinson went on to play in the Negro leagues for the Brooklyn Royals. He was a catcher for the team until 1940, and his uniform now hangs in the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in
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. Robinson moved to Buffalo in 1942 and worked as a welder and a bus driver.


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