Representative John Marshall Robsion

John Marshall Robsion served as a Representative from Kentucky in the United States Congress from 1919 to 1948. A member of the Republican Party, John Marshall Robsion contributed to the legislative process during 14 terms in office.

John Marshall Robsion’s service in Congress occurred during a significant period in American history. As a member of the House of Representatives, John Marshall Robsion participated in the democratic process and represented the interests of constituents.

John Marshall Robsion (January 2, 1873 – February 17, 1948) was an American politician who represented Kentucky in both the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. Born in Berlin, Kentucky, Robsion attended National Northern University, now Ohio Northern University, in Ada, Ohio, and Holbrook College in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. He then earned a law degree from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky, in 1900. Robsion taught in public schools for several years and at Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. He also practiced law in Barbourville and was president of the First National Bank of Barbourville. Robsion was elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving in the Sixty-sixth and the five succeeding Congresses, from March 4, 1919, until January 10, 1930, when he resigned to serve in the United States Senate. He served as chairman of the Committee on Mines and Mining (Sixty-eighth through Seventy-first Congresses). He was appointed on January 9, 1930, to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frederic M. Sackett and served from January 11 to November 30, 1930. He was unsuccessful in his bid for a full term in the same seat in the 1930 general election. After leaving the Senate, Robsion resumed the practice of law and was again elected to the House of Representatives, serving in the Seventy-fourth and the six succeeding Congresses, from January 3, 1935, until his death in Barbourville, Kentucky, February 17, 1948. He is buried in Barbourville Cemetery.