William McKendree Robbins (October 26, 1828 – May 5, 1905) was a U.S. Representative from North Carolina.

William M. Robbins
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
Preceded byJames C. Harper
Succeeded byRobert Franklin Armfield
Member of the North Carolina Senate
In office
1868, 1872
Personal details
Born
William McKendree Robbins

(1828-10-26)October 26, 1828
near Trinity, North Carolina, U.S.
DiedMay 5, 1905(1905-05-05) (aged 76)
Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.
Resting placeOakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materRandolph–Macon College
ProfessionPolitician, lawyer
Military service
AllegianceConfederate States of America
Branch/serviceConfederate States Army
RankMajor
UnitFourth Alabama Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War

Born in the old homestead near Trinity, North Carolina, Robbins pursued classical studies. He attended Old Trinity College and graduated from Randolph–Macon College, Virginia, about 1850. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1854 and commenced practice the same year in Eufaula, Alabama. He served four years as major in the Fourth Alabama Regiment of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. In 1865, Robbins moved in Salisbury, North Carolina and continue to practice law. He served as member of the North Carolina Senate in 1868 and 1872.[1]

Robbins was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Forty-fourth Congress). He was appointed by President Cleveland as the southern commissioner on the Gettysburg Battle Field Commission in 1894, which position he held until his death in Salisbury, North Carolina, on May 5, 1905. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery, Statesville, North Carolina.

Sources

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  • United States Congress. "William M. Robbins (id: R000302)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Carolina's 7th congressional district

1873–1879
Succeeded by