Fred A. Robbins

Frederick A. Robbins (October 16, 1858 – January 28, 1941) was an American politician who served in the New York State Assembly for four terms from 1893 to 1897 and was mayor of Hornell, New York from 1919 to 1923.

Life

Robbins was born in Bainbridge, New York, before moving with his parents to Angelica, New York when he was 8 years old.[1] He became an attorney in 1880 and practiced law in Belfast, New York before returning to Angelica in 1881.[2] He joined the Steuben County Board of Supervisors in 1888, eventually becoming the board's chair.[1][3]

In September 1893, Robbins was nominated by the Allegany County Republican Party for the New York State Assembly.[4] He won election that November,[5] and was re-elected in 1894, 1895, and 1896.[6][7][8] His nomination in 1895 was the first time in 40 years an assemblyman from New York had been nominated for a third term.[9]

While running for a fourth term, Robbins lost the Republican nomination to Grant Duke at the Allegany County Republican Convention on August 8, 1896.[10] Later that month, a second convention was called to renominate Robbins after 3,000 residents signed a petition to call for another convention.[11] He secured the nomination on August 21 after Duke's nomination was declared fraudulent.[12]

Robbins served as chair of the Committee on Codes and Judiciary Committee during his time in the Assembly.[13][10]

He lost the Republican nomination to Almanzo W. Litchard in 1897.[14][15] Robbins then left politics to open a law firm in Hornellsville, New York, and later practiced law in Rochester and Hornell.[16][17]

In 1906, he was named to the Hornell's Board of Public Safety.[18] In 1919, he was elected the town's mayor after defeating Frank J. Nelson in the November election, serving until 1923.[19][20] He later became Hornell's city attorney in 1928.[21]

Robbins died on January 28, 1941.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b "Death Claims F. A. Robbins, Former Assemblyman". Rochester Times-Union. January 28, 1941. p. 33. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ A History of Steuben County, New York, and Its People by Irvin W. Near (Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago; Vol. II; pg. 548)
  3. ^ "Candidate F. A. Robbins". Buffalo Courier-Express. September 2, 1893. p. 30. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Allegany County". Hornellsville Weekly Tribune. September 8, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Allegany". Buffalo Courier-Express. November 8, 1893. p. 1. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Allegany. The Complete Vote of the County by Towns Shows a Great Victory". Democrat and Chronicle. November 8, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Allegany County". The Buffalo News. November 6, 1895. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Robbins Elected". The Buffalo Enquirer. November 4, 1896. p. 10. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Nominated a Third Time". The Buffalo News. August 10, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b "Was it Platt's Hand". The Buffalo News. August 10, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Independent Ticket". The Buffalo News. August 15, 1896. p. 33. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Fred Robbins, Renominated by Allegany Republicans Yesterday Amid Wild Enthusiasm". The Buffalo News. August 22, 1896. p. 17. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Mr. Robbins, Allegany". Buffalo Courier-Express. May 17, 1895. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "For Member of Assembly". Democrat and Chronicle. October 1, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Litchard Nominated After a Hard Fight". Buffalo Courier. October 1, 1897. p. 5. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Fred A. Robbins Out of Politics". The New York Herald. February 12, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Funeral Set for Ex-Mayor of Hornell". Democrat and Chronicle. January 29, 1941. p. 30. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Hornell's Mayor Makes Appointments". The Buffalo News. May 16, 1906. p. 18. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Landslide in Hornell". Buffalo Courier-Express. November 5, 1919. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ a b "Fred A. Robbins, 83, Former Hornell Mayor Succumbs to Illness". The Buffalo News. January 28, 1941. p. 13. Retrieved March 6, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "Hornell's New City Workers Take Office". Democrat and Chronicle. February 1, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved March 7, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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