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 [decorative delimiter] Class of 1852

Vol. II
p481
1548

(Born Va.)

James Wattsº Robinson

(Ap'd Mo.)

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James Watts Robinson: Born Aug. 20, 1827.

Military History. — Cadet at the Military Academy, July 1, 1848, to July 1, 1852, when he was graduated and promoted in the Army to

Bvt. Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, July 1, 1852.

Served: in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1852‑53;

(Second Lieut., 1st Artillery, Mar. 31, 1853)

on Recruiting service, 1853‑54; in garrison at Ft. Monroe, Va., 1854;  p482 in Florida Hostilities against the Seminole Indians, 1854‑55; on frontier

(First Lieut., 1st Artillery, Mar. 3, 1855)

duty at Ft. Duncan, Tex., 1855‑56, — and Ringgold Barracks, Tex., 1856‑57; in garrison at Baton Rouge, La., 1857, — and Ft. McHenry, Md., 1857‑59; on leave of absence, 1859‑60; and on frontier duty at Ft. Brown, Tex., 1860, — Ft. Duncan, Tex., 1860‑61, — and Ft. Jefferson, Tortugas, Fla., 1861.

Resigned, May 15, 1861.

Civil History. — Sutler, Ft. Jefferson, Tortugas, Fla., 1861‑65. Merchant, Boston, Mass., 1866‑72. Editor and Publisher of "Shoe and Leather Advertiser," 1872‑73. Printer and Publisher, Boston, Mass., 1872‑83. Quartermaster's Clerk, 1883‑90. Author of various papers on "Interest, Average, and Exchange," 1878‑88.

Vol. IV
p85
[Supplement, Vol. IV: 1890‑1900]

Civil History. — Author and Publisher. — Author of the Robinsonian Series of Mathematical Reference Books, consisting principally of the following, viz.: Universal Interest Tables, 5, 6, 7, and 8% Interest Book, Interest on Daily Balances, Bond and Investment Tables, Building-Loan Interest Tables, Monthly, Quarterly, and Semi-Annual Interest Tables, Multiplication and Division Tables, Unique Calculator. — Post-office address, 85 Thorndike St., Brookline, Mass.

Vol. V
p76
[Supplement, Vol. V: 1900‑1910]

Civil History. — Author and Publisher. — Author of Auto-Calculator; Railway Calculator; Definite Contract Loan Tables; Interest Tables for Savings Banks; Interest on Daily Balances for Leap Years; Dominion Interest Tables; Values of Annual Bonds; Universal Calendar from A.D. 1 to A.D. 2800. — Vice-President of New England Association of Mexican Veterans, 1906‑1907. — Residence, Brookline, Mass.

Vol. VI
p63
[Supplement, Vol. VI: 1910‑1920]

(James Watts Robinson, Born Aug. 20, 1827.)

Military History. —

First Lieut., 1st Artillery, March 3, 1855.

Resigned, May 15, 1861.

Civil History. — Author and Publisher. — Author of Auto-Calculator;Railway Calculator; Definite Contract Loan Tables; Interest Tables for Savings Banks; Interest on Daily Balances for Leap Years; Dominion Interest Tables; Values of Annual Bonds; Universal Calendar from A.D. 1 to A.D. 2800. — Vice-President of New England Association of Mexican Veterans, 1906‑1907. — Resided in Boston and in Brookline, Mass., since 1866.

Died Sept. 9, 1918, at Brookline, Mass.: Aged 91.

Portrait and obituary in Annual Report, Association of Graduates, for 1918.


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