He was a director of the Erie Railroad , and was acting president of the company while the president , Peter H. Watson , was travelling about Europe . In 1875 , he was again elected state comptroller , defeating the Republican candidate , former United States Treasurer Francis E. Spinner . While serving as comptroller , he was elected governor , and was in office from 1877 to 1879 , the first governor to serve a three-year term after the amendment to the state constitution in 1874 . As governor , he opposed Tammany Hall vigorously , which led the Tammany leader John Kelly to have himself nominated for governor by Tammany Hall at the next election in 1879 , with the intention to split the Democratic vote , and so defeat Robinson . This happened , and the Republican candidate Alonzo B. Cornell was elected governor with fewer votes than Robinson and Kelly together . Robinson was a delegate to the 1876 Democratic National Convention and supported Samuel J. Tilden for president
1876 Democratic National Convention
1876 Democratic National Convention
Lucius Robinson