▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁C . ▁H . ▁Wo oster ▁L umber ▁Company . ▁Robinson ▁also ▁inv ested ▁successfully ▁in ▁orange ▁gro ves ▁in ▁Florida . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Robinson ▁cast ▁his ▁first ▁vote ▁in ▁a ▁U . S . ▁president ial ▁election ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁for ▁John ▁C . ▁Fr ém ont ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁firm ▁Republican ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁from ▁Michigan ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁Robinson ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁district ▁of ▁H ought on ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan ▁State ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Michigan ▁Senate ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁district . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Michigan ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁with ▁Governor ▁Haz en ▁S . ▁P ing ree ▁and ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁with ▁Governor ▁A aron ▁T . ▁Bl iss . ▁ ▁Family ▁and ▁legacy ▁Robinson ▁married ▁Corn elia ▁L . ▁Lomb ard , ▁of ▁We athers field , ▁Verm ont ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁in ▁cle vel and , ▁Ohio . ▁ ▁They ▁raised ▁two ▁children : ▁M . ▁Eth el , ▁who ▁graduated ▁from ▁Mary ▁Institute ▁in ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁Missouri , ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Conserv atory ▁of ▁Music ; ▁and ▁Dean ▁L .,