George M. Robeson
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| George Maxwell Robeson
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| Attorney General of New Jersey | |
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| In office | |
| 1867 – 1869 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick T. Frelinghuysen |
| Born | 16th March 1829 Oxford Furnace New Jersey |
| Died | 27th September 1897 |
| Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office | |
| 26th Juny 1869 – 4th March 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Adolph E. Borie |
| Succeeded by | Richard W. Thompson |
| Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office | |
| 1879 – 1883 | |
| Preceded by | Clement H. Sinnickson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas M. Ferrell |
George Maxwell Robeson (March 16, 1829 – September 27, 1897) was a American Republican Party politician and lawyer from New Jersey who served as a Union army general during the American Civil War, and then as Secretary of the Navy during the Grant administration.
Robeson was born in Oxford Furnace, New Jersey. He studied law and became public prosecutor for Camden County.
During the Civil War, he was appointed a brigadier general by the Governor of New Jersey, and also served as the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1867-1869.
Robeson was appointed Secretary of Navy by President Ulysses S. Grant, replacing Adolph E. Borie who served only a few months. He held the position until the end of Grant's second term, serving from June 26, 1869 until March 4, 1877.
After leaving the Navy Department Robeson returned to his law practice in Camden County. From 1879-1883, he served as U.S. Congressman from New Jersey, representing New Jersey's 1st congressional district, then again returned to his practice and worked there until his death at age 68 in 1897. Robeson is buried at Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, New Jersey.
[edit] References
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Political Graveyard info for George M. Robeson
| Preceded by: Frederick T. Frelinghuysen |
New Jersey Attorney General 1867–1869 |
Succeeded by: unknown |
| Preceded by: Adolph E. Borie |
United States Secretary of the Navy 1869–1877 |
Succeeded by: Richard W. Thompson |
| Preceded by: Clement H. Sinnickson |
U.S. House of Representatives New Jersey 1st District 1879–1883 |
Succeeded by: Thomas M. Ferrell |
Categories: 1829 births | 1897 deaths | Cause of death missing | New Jersey in the Civil War | New Jersey Attorneys General | Members of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey | People from Camden, New Jersey | Union Army generals | United States Army generals | United States Secretaries of the Navy
