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Born 1827, Kennebec county
From History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883)
LEVI ROBINSON, attorney at law Iowa City; was born March 13, 1827, in Kennebec county, Maine; graduated from Dartmouth College in 1855; was admitted to practice law at Albany, New York, and settled in Iowa City May 23, 1855. He was prosecuting attorney in 1856, and deputy revenue collector from 1864 to 1868. The law firm of which he is the senior partner, Robinson & Patterson, is the oldest law firm in the state of Iowa. Mr. Robinson is a republican in politics. He has always taken an active interest in public affairs. He is part owner with Mr. Solomon Coldren in the oat-meal mill situated at Coralville in west Lucas township, Johnson county, an enterprise that has proven quite a success.
As printed in History of Johnson County, Iowa, containing a history of the county, and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Together with biographical sketches .. (1883). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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