John Marshall Robsion (January 2, 1873 – February 17, 1948), a Republican, represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

John M. Robsion
United States Senator
from Kentucky
In office
January 11, 1930 – November 30, 1930
Appointed byFlem D. Sampson
Preceded byFrederic M. Sackett
Succeeded byBen M. Williamson
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky
In office
January 3, 1935 – February 17, 1948
Preceded byFred M. Vinson
Succeeded byWilliam Lewis
Constituency9th district
In office
March 4, 1919 – January 10, 1930
Preceded byCaleb Powers
Succeeded byCharles Finley
Constituency11th district
Personal details
Born
John Marshall Robsion

(1873-01-02)January 2, 1873
Berlin, Kentucky
DiedFebruary 17, 1948(1948-02-17) (aged 75)
Barbourville, Kentucky
Resting placeBarbourville Cemetery
36°51′20.3″N 83°52′27″W / 36.855639°N 83.87417°W / 36.855639; -83.87417 (John Robsion Burial Site)
Political partyRepublican
ChildrenJohn M. Robsion Jr.

Robsion was born in Berlin, Kentucky. He attended National Northern University, now Ohio Northern University, in Ada, Ohio, and Holbrook College in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. He then earned a law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1900.

Robsion taught in public schools for several years and at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. He also practiced law in Barbourville and was the president of the First National Bank of Barbourville.

Robsion was elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until January 10, 1930, when he resigned to serve in the United States Senate. He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Sixty-eighth through Seventy-first Congresses).

He was appointed on January 9, 1930, as a Republican to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frederick M. Sackett and he served in the Senate from January 11, 1930, to November 30, 1930. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the same seat in 1930. After leaving the Senate, Robsion resumed the practice of law and was elected to the United States House of Representatives Seventy-fourth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1935, until his death in Barbourville, Ky., February 17, 1948. He is buried in Barbourville Cemetery.

See also

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  • United States Congress. "John M. Robsion (id: R000358)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
  • "John M. Robsion". Find a Grave. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. senator from Kentucky
(Class 2)

1930
Succeeded by
Robert M. Lucas
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by United States Representative, Kentucky 11th District
March 4, 1919–January 10, 1930 (obsolete district)
Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Representative, Kentucky 9th District
January 3, 1935–February 17, 1948 (obsolete district)
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by United States Senator (Class 2) from Kentucky
January 11, 1930–November 30, 1930
Succeeded by