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Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937), also known as Joe T. Robinson, was an American politician from Arkansas. A member of the Democratic Party , he represented Arkansas in the United States Senate from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Senate Majority Leader and ten as Minority Leader.
- Joseph Taylor Robinson, August 26, 1872, Lonoke, Arkansas, U.S.
- James Eli Watson
Joseph Taylor Robinson (* 26. August 1872 in Lonoke, Lonoke County, Arkansas; † 14. Juli 1937 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker und 1913 Gouverneur von Arkansas sowie anschließend US-Senator . Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Frühe Jahre und politischer Aufstieg. 2 Gouverneur von Arkansas. 3 Weiterer Lebenslauf. 4 Weblinks.
21. Sept. 2023 · Joseph Taylor Robinson was governor only a short time before taking office as a U.S. senator. He became Senate majority leader during the Great Depression, after his nomination as the Democratic Party candidate for vice president—the first Arkansan ever on a major party ticket.
Joseph T. Robinson (born Aug. 26, 1872, near Lonoke, Ark., U.S.—died July 14, 1937, Washington, D.C.) American lawyer and legislator, a major figure in the enactment of New Deal legislation. He represented Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives (1903–13) and the U.S. Senate (1913–37).
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Joseph Taylor Robinson (26. August 1872 – 14. Juli 1937), auch bekannt als Joe T. Robinson, war ein amerikanischer Politiker aus Arkansas. Als Mitglied der Demokratischen Partei vertrat er Arkansas von 1913 bis 1937 im Senat der Vereinigten Staaten und fungierte vier Jahre lang als Mehrheitsführer im Senat und zehn Jahre als Minderheitsführer.
Joseph T. Robinson never lost a battle. From schoolyard fights to clashes in the Senate, he defeated all challengers. In the end, it was not a person but a bill that struck down the powerful Democratic leader—Robinson had a fatal heart attack while struggling to pass President Franklin D. Roosevelt's controversial Court packing plan in 1937.
Joe Robinson entered the Senate in 1913, weeks before the Constitution's Seventeenth Amendment took effect, as the last senator who owed his office to election by a state legislature. In 1923 his Senate Democratic colleagues elected him their floor leader, a post he retained for the next 14 years.