Thomas H. Robinson

Thomas Hall Robinson (March 2, 1859 – October 12, 1930) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland.

Thomas Hall Robinson[1] was born on March 2, 1859, near Bel Air, Maryland, to Mary C. (née Prigg) and Samuel S.

[2][3] As a boy, Robinson lived near Hickory, Maryland, and had to travel three miles to school in Bel Air.

[3] Robinson studied law with Henry D. Farnandis of Bel Air and was admitted to the bar on May 11, 1882.

After Gorman's death, Robinson would align politically with John Walter Smith until 1923, when he disagreed with the renomination of Governor Albert Ritchie.

In 1922, Robinson defended Harry Benjamin Wolf for who was charged with trying to thwart justice in the trial for the murder of William Norris.

[5] As attorney general, Robinson upheld the ruling of Armstrong that the Baltimore Police Department did not have the duty or authority to uphold the Volstead Act.

Grave of Robinson at Saint Ignatius Cemetery