Edward Robbins

For the Pennsylvania congressman, see Edward Everett Robbins.
Edward Hutchinson Robbins
6th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
In office
1802–1806
Governor Caleb Strong
Preceded by Samuel Phillips Jr.
Succeeded by Levi Lincoln Sr.
Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1793–1802
Preceded by David Cobb
Succeeded by John Coffin Jones, Sr.
Personal details
Born February 9, 1758
Died December 17, 1837 (aged 79)
Political party Democratic-Republican

Edward Hutchinson Robbins (February 9, 1758 – December 17, 1837) served as the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1802 to 1806. In 1799 he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[1] He is the great-great-grandfather of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, on the side of Roosevelt's mother, Sarah Delano:

References

  1. "Book of Members, 1780–2010: Chapter R" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
Political offices
Preceded by
Samuel Phillips Jr.
Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
1802–1806
Succeeded by
Levi Lincoln Sr.
Preceded by
David Cobb
Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives

1793–1802
Succeeded by
John Coffin Jones, Sr.
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