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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—North CarolinaLeonidas Dunlap ROBINSON
(1867-1941)
ROBINSON, Leonidas Dunlap,
a Representative from North Carolina; born in Gulledge Township,
Anson County, N.C., April 22, 1867; attended the common schools;
moved to Wadesboro in 1888; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1889 and practiced in Wadesboro; delegate to every Democratic State
convention 1888-1941; mayor of Wadesboro 1890-1893; member of the
State house of representatives in 1894 and 1900; appointed
solicitor of the thirteenth judicial district in 1901; elected to
the same office in 1902 and served in that capacity until 1910,
when he resigned; became president of the Bank of Wadesboro in
1910; delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1912,
1920, and 1924; elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and
Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1921); declined to
be a candidate for renomination; resumed banking and also engaged
in agricultural pursuits; died in Wadesboro, N.C., November 7,
1941; interment in Eastview Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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