A Democrat, he served as Sheriff of Bennington County and United States Marshal for the District of Vermont.
[1] Robinson became a farmer, worked as a foreman for the Henry Burden & Sons iron ore mines, and settled in Bennington.
[3] In addition, Robinson was a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Elks and the Improved Order of Red Men.
[3] A Democrat[2] during an era when Vermont's politics were dominated by Republicans, Robinson served in several elective offices despite his party affiliation, including town selectman and justice of the peace.
[2][4] Democrat Grover Cleveland assumed the presidency in 1885, and in 1886 he appointed Robinson US Marshal for the District of Vermont.
[1] The cemetery was created on land that Robinson had once owned[1] and he was the first president of the corporation formed to found and operate it.