CS Con Robinson, Cornelius - C.S. Delegate, AL

Cornelius Robinson
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Born: September 25, 1805

Birthplace: Wadesboro, North Carolina

Father: Tod Robinson 1766 – 1838

(Buried: DeJarnette Cemetery No. 2, Autaugaville, Alabama)​

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Mother: Martha Ann Terry 1775 – 1833

(Buried: DeJarnette Cemetery No. 2, Autaugaville, Alabama)​

Wife: Martha Owen DeJarnette 1812 – 1896

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

Children:

2nd​ Lt. Cornelius Byron Robinson 1829 – 1866​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Cathleen Iantha Robinson 1831 – 1835​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Tod Robinson 1834 – 1834​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Martha Owen Robinson 1835 – 1836​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Martha Frances Robinson Hunter 1840 – 1929​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama)​

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John William Robinson 1843 – 1884​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Cornelia Owen Eliza Robinson 1848 – Unknown​

(Buried: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama)​

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Eli Terry Robinson 1851 – 1922​

(Buried: Marion Cemetery, Marion, Alabama)​

Political Party: Democratic Party

Education:

1824: Graduated from University of North Carolina​

Occupation before War:

Planter in Lowndes County, Alabama​

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Captain of Benton Company of Lowndes County in Seminole War​

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Brigadier General of Alabama State Militia during Mexican War​

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Planter and Commission Businessman in Mobile, Alabama​

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Planter in Lowndes County, Alabama​

Civil War Career:

Filled the vacancy in Provisional caused by Governor John Gill Shorter​

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1861 – 1862: Alabama Delegate Confederate Provisional Congress​

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1861: Took his seat in Congress on November 30th

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1862: Resigned from Confederate Provisional Congress January 24th​​

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Staff Member on the Staff of General Braxton Bragg for a short period​

Occupation after War:

1865 – 1867: Planter at his plantation called Church Hill in Lowndes County​

Died: July 29, 1867

Place of Death: Cherry Hill Plantation in Benton, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 62 years old

Burial Place: Mount Gilead Cemetery, Trickem, Alabama

 

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He must not have been a real healthy individual.Robinson resigned due to health reasons after only serving less than 2 months(Nov. 30-Jan.24) in Provisional Congress.It was also for a reason of health that he resigned from Gen. Bragg's staff.

 

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His son, Cornelius Jr., was one of the officers of the 46th Alabama.