David Fullerton Robison
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David Fullerton Robison was an Opposition Party
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
) was born in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
. He attended the public schools, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the Franklin County, Pennsylvania
, bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Chambersburg
.
Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination and continued to practice law in Chambersburg, where he died in 1859, from a disease contracted at a banquet at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C.
, during the inauguration of President James Buchanan
. The illness was known as National Hotel Disease. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle
. He also at scool, was a b+ student, but behaved great. He was loved by his friends for how he shred gracefully.
Opposition Party (United States)
The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860....
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Early life
David F. Robison (nephew of David FullertonDavid Fullerton
David Fullerton was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.David Fullerton was born in the Cumberland Valley, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania. He served in the War of 1812 with the rank of Major...
) was born in Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Antrim Township, Pennsylvania
Antrim Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 12,504 at the 2000 census. It was named after County Antrim in Northern Ireland.-Geography:...
, near Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. He attended the public schools, taught school, studied law, was admitted to the Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Franklin County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 129,313 people, 50,633 households, and 36,405 families residing in the county. The population density was 168 people per square mile . There were 53,803 housing units at an average density of 70 per square mile...
, bar in 1843 and commenced practice in Chambersburg
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chambersburg is a borough in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. It is miles north of Maryland and the Mason-Dixon line and southwest of Harrisburg in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley. Chambersburg is the county seat of Franklin County...
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United States House of Representatives
Robison was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth34th United States Congress
The Thirty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1855 to March 4, 1857, during the last two years...
Congress. He was not a candidate for renomination and continued to practice law in Chambersburg, where he died in 1859, from a disease contracted at a banquet at the National Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, during the inauguration of President James Buchanan
James Buchanan
James Buchanan, Jr. was the 15th President of the United States . He is the only president from Pennsylvania, the only president who remained a lifelong bachelor and the last to be born in the 18th century....
. The illness was known as National Hotel Disease. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle
Greencastle, Pennsylvania
Greencastle is a borough in Franklin County in south-central Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,722 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. He also at scool, was a b+ student, but behaved great. He was loved by his friends for how he shred gracefully.