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Moses Robinson
Moses Robinson (March 22, 1741 – May 26, 1813) was a lawyer who served as (in chronological order) chief justice of Vermont, governor of Vermont, United States senator from Vermont, and a member of the Vermont State Legislature.[1]
Vermont was a disputed area claimed by the neighboring colonies of New York and New Hampshire, and parts of which were claimed by Massachusetts.[2] In 1777, the politicians of Vermont declared it a separate state, and in 1778 held elections and established a government. Vermont's petitions to the Continental Congress for recognition and admission to the Union were repeatedly denied in the 1770s and 1780s because of objections from the state of New York, which claimed the region.
During Vermont's years as an unrecognized state, Robinson served as the state's chief justice, and was elected to a one-year term as governor in 1789. After Vermont's admission to the Union on March 4, 1791, the legislature chose him as United States senator from Vermont. In 1802 he served as a member of the legislature.
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