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
18021806
Succeeded by
Levi Lincoln, Sr.
Preceded by
David Cobb
Speaker of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives

17931802
Succeeded by
John Coffin Jones, Sr.
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