Arthur Raymond Robinson (March 12, 1881 - March 17, 1961) was a United States Senator from Indiana. Born in Pickerington, Ohio, he attended the common schools, graduated from the Ohio Northern University in 1901, the Indiana Law School at Indianapolis in 1910, and the University of Chicago in 1913. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and commenced practice in Indianapolis; he was a member of the Indiana Senate from 1914 to 1918, and was the Republican floor leader during the entire period. During the First World War he served in the U.S. Army as a first lieutenant, captain, and major, and served in France in the Army of Occupation. He resumed the practice of law and was judge of Marion County Superior Court in 1921-1922. He resumed the practice of law in Indianapolis, in 1922 and was appointed on October 20, 1925 to the U.S. Senate and subsequently elected on November 2, 1926, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Samuel M. Ralston. He was reelected in 1928, and served from October 20, 1925, to January 3, 1935; in 1934 he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection. While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Pensions (Seventieth through Seventy-second Congresses). March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... Pickerington is a city in Fairfield county, with a very small portion of land in Franklin county in Ohio. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... The Indianapolis skyline Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana. ... The University of Chicago is a private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. ... A bar association is a professional body of lawyers who, in some jurisdictions, are responsible for the regulation of the legal profession. ... The Indiana Senate comprises, along with the Indiana House of Representatives, the Indiana General Assembly. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Democratic Party. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Samuel M. Ralston is a former Indiana governor. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Robinson practiced law in Indianapolis until his death there in 1961; interment was in Washington Park Cemetery East.

In a court case Klan leader Hugh Finley Emmons, generally known as "Pat" Emmons "charged in his testimony that Grand Dragon Smith urged him to line up all the Klan behind United States Senator Arthur R. Robinson of Indiana in the 1926 primary when Robinson ran for re-election. "Robinson is a klansman, Smith explained, according to Emmons." KLAN or Klan can mean:- The Ku Klux Klan. ... Grand Wizard was the title used by the overall leader of earliest form of the Klan, during Reconstruction in the South. ... Members of the second Ku Klux Klan at a rally in 1922. ...

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress