Moses Robinson, 2nd Governor of Vermont Republic, U.S. Senator

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Moses Robinson (March 22, 1741 – May 26, 1813) prominent Vermont political figure who served as governor during the Vermont Republic, and helped steward Vermont's transition to U.S. statehood.

Robinson was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts where he spent his childhood. As a young man he pursued classical studies. In 1761 he moved with his family to Bennington, Vermont. He soon became an important citizen of Bennington, serving as town clerk from 1762 to 1781. Meanwhile, he studied law and became active in the American independence movement, serving as a colonel in the Vermont militia during the early parts of the Revolutionary War. In 1778, when Vermont became an independent republic, Robinson became a member of the government council and the chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court. In 1782 he was sent to the Continental Congress as a state agent to solve a boundary dispute with New York. He served on the government council until 1785 and as chief justice until 1789, when he became governor of Vermont, replacing Thomas Chittenden. Robinson served as governor until 1790 shortly before Vermont was admitted as a state to the United States.

Robinson was then elected by the Vermont General Assembly to one of Vermont's two United States Senate seats. He served in the Senate for one term, from 1791 to 1797. He became associated with the anti-administration faction and, later in his term, with the beginnings of the Democratic-Republican Party of Thomas Jefferson. After his retirement from the Senate, Robinson moved back to Bennington and practiced law. He served in the Vermont State House of Representatives in 1802. He died in Bennington, and is interred in the Old Bennington Cemetery.

Robinson is also well known for receiving a letter from Thomas Jefferson in 1801 in which Jefferson said that if Christianity were simplified, it would be a religion friendly to liberty. Moses Robinson was the older brother of Jonathan Robinson, who was also prominent in Vermont's political history.

Governor of Vermont and US Senator. Son of Samuel Robinson, Sr., one of Vermont’s first white settlers. Brother of Samuel Robinson, Jr., Revolutionary war officer and Vermont political leader. Brother of US Senator Jonathan Robinson. Grandfather of Vermont Governor John S. Robinson. Completed classical course of study. Moved to Bennington, 1761. Town Clerk, 1762-81. Studied law, admitted to bar and practiced. Married Mary Fay, daughter of Stephen Fay, a leader of Green Mountain Boys. They had six sons -- Moses, Aaron, Samuel, Nathan, Elijah and Fay. Nathan’s son John S. Robinson served as Vermont Governor, 1852-53. After Mary’s death he married Susanah Howe. Member, Vermont Council of Safety. Colonel, Militia, Revolutionary War. Led his regiment in evacuation of Mount Independence. Member, Governor’s Council 1778-85. Vermont Chief Justice, 1778-81. Vermont Agent to Continental Congress, empowered to negotiate resolution to jurisdictional dispute with New York State, 1782. Vermont Chief Justice, 1782-89. Officiated at wedding of Ethan Allen and Frances Buchanan. Confidential advisor to Chittenden-Allen faction in Haldimand negotiations. Governor, 1789-90. Upon admission of Vermont to Union was elected to US Senate, serving 1791-96. Opponent of Jay Treaty, supporter of French Revolution. Vermont House, 1802. Resumed law practice in Bennington.

(bio by: Bill McKern) 

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Second Governor of the Vermont Republic

Preceded by
1st Governor
Thomas Chittenden

Office established at Statehood March 4, 1791 Moses Robinson
2nd Governor of
The Vermont Republic
Vermont
1789—1790

US Senator (Class 1)
from Vermont[1]
Seal of the US Senate
1791—1796 Succeeded by
3rd Governor
Thomas Chittenden

Succeeded by
Isaac Tichenor

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robinson-1446

Moses Robinson (1741 - 1813)

Moses Robinson

Born 15 Mar 1741 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Son of Samuel Robinson Jr. and Mercy (Leonard) Robinson

Brother of Elizabeth Robinson, Leonard Robinson, Samuel Robinson, Paul Robinson, Silas Robinson, Mercy (Robinson) Safford, Sarah (Robinson) Swift, David Robinson, Jonathan Robinson and Anna Robinson

Husband of Mary (Fay) Robinson — married about 1762 [location unknown]

Husband of Susanna (Warner) Robinsson — married about 1803 [location unknown]

Father of Mary Robinson, Moses Robinson, Aaron Robinson, Samuel Robinson, Nathan Robinson, Elijah Robinson, Elijah Robinson and Fay Robinson

Died 26 May 1813 at age 72 in Bennington, Vermont, United States

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Preceded by
1st Governor
Thomas Chittenden

Office established at Statehood March 4, 1791 Moses Robinson
2nd Governor of
The Vermont Republic
Vermont
1789—1790

US Senator (Class 1)
from Vermont[1]
Seal of the US Senate
1791—1796 Succeeded by
3rd Governor
Thomas Chittenden

Succeeded by
Isaac Tichenor
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↑ Resigned, vacant October 15, 1796 – October 18, 1796 when successor elected.
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Moses Robinson on Wikipedia
“Memorial: Genealogical, Historical, and Biographical, of Solomon Leonard, 1637, Duxbury and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and some of His Descendants.” By Manning Leonard, Southbridge, Mass. Press of Knapp, Peck & Thomson, Auburn N.Y. 1896, p 76.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine and Religious Intelligencer (Gleason, Hartford, Conn., 1813) Vol. 6, Page 319
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Image
Moses Robinson
Birth Date: 15 Mar 1741-1742
Birth Place: Hardwick, Massachusetts
Father Name: Samuell Robinson
Mother Name: Marcy Robinson
Mass. Vital Records, Hardwick Marriages, page 172
Mass Vital Records, Oakham Marriages, page 97
https://vermonthistory.org/moses-robinson

Hardwick (Mass.) Vital Records has his birth record as "(ROBINSON) Moses, s. Sam[ue]ll and Marcy, Mar. 15, 1741-2. [Mar. 15, 1741 dup.]" Archive.org

Hardwick (Mass.) Vital Records has his intentions as "(ROBINSON) Moses of Bennington, and Mary Fay, int. July 25, 1762." Archive.org

Oakham (Mass.) Vital Records has his intentions as "(ROBINSON) Moses of Bennington and Susanna Howe, int. Sept. 11, 1803." Archive.org