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Riley Edward Robinson

1847–1921

United States

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Riley Edward Robinson (November 4, 1847 – February 1921) was a carpenter, minister in the Episcopal Church, councilman, custom house inspector, and state legislator in Florida. He served on the city council in Fernandina, Florida from 1875 to 1879 and from 1883 to 1890, as well as from 1892 to 1894. He represented Nassau County in the Florida House of Representatives in 1883 and 1885.

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