{"id":2519,"date":"2020-10-20T10:25:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T15:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/?page_id=2519"},"modified":"2026-01-11T08:18:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T14:18:45","slug":"w-m-robinson","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-m-robinson\/","title":{"rendered":"William M. Robinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/robinson.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2520\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/robinson-228x300.png\" alt=\"W M Robinson\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/robinson-228x300.png 228w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/robinson.png 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>William M. Robinson (Hinds County)<\/h2>\n<p><strong>State House:\u00a0<\/strong>1884-1885<\/p>\n<p><strong>Born:<\/strong> c. 1846 in Mississippi<\/p>\n<p>A blacksmith and carpenter by trade, he was frequently paid by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors for building and repair work. He also served as a school trustee in Raymond. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census (as Wm Robertson) in Raymond with wife Martha.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5913\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-m-robinson\/delegates\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5913\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5913\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/delegates-150x150.png\" alt=\"Hinds County Gazette, July 20, 1881\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/delegates-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/delegates-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hinds County Gazette, July 20, 1881<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5911\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5911\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-m-robinson\/speaking\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5911\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5911\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/speaking-150x150.png\" alt=\"Mississippian, October 9, 1883\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/speaking-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/speaking-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5911\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mississippian, October 9, 1883<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2536\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2536\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2536\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/daily84-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2536\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New Mississippian, February 4, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2689\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2689\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2689\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sums-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">State Ledger, March 14, 1884<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5915\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-m-robinson\/trustees\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5915\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-5915\" src=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trustees-150x150.png\" alt=\"Hinds County Gazette, September 17, 1887\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trustees-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trustees-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trustees-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/trustees.png 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hinds County Gazette, September 17, 1887<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>William M. Robinson (Hinds County) State House:\u00a01884-1885 Born: c. 1846 in Mississippi A blacksmith and carpenter by trade, he was frequently paid by the Hinds County Board of Supervisors for building and repair work. He also served as a school trustee in Raymond. Listed on the 1870 and 1880 census (as Wm Robertson) in Raymond &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/w-m-robinson\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;William M. 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