Robinson cast his first vote in a U.S. presidential election in 1856 for John C. Frémont and was a firm Republican for the remainder of his life . He was a delegate from Michigan to the 1892 Republican National Convention . In November 1894 , Robinson was elected to represent the 2nd district of Houghton in the Michigan State House of Representatives , and in 1896 , he was elected to the Michigan Senate from the 32nd district . He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Michigan in 1898 with Governor Hazen S. Pingree and re-elected in 1900 with Governor Aaron T. Bliss
1892 Republican National Convention
1892 Republican National Convention
Orrin W. Robinson