Elmer Robinson
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Elmer Robinson | |
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President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
In office 1953–1955 | |
Preceded by | Thomas A. Burke |
Succeeded by | John Hynes |
Personal details | |
Born | Elmer Edwin Robinson October 3, 1894 Republican |
Elmer Edwin "Rob-Rob" Robinson (October 3, 1894 – June 9, 1982) was the 33rd
Robinson was born in the
In 1933, President Roosevelt appointed Robinson to direct adjustment of claims of World War I veterans, at the request of the Disabled American Veterans. In January 1935, he became a Municipal Court judge, and that October a Superior Court judge. He was elected to two six-year terms on the San Francisco County Superior bench, 1936 and 1942. During World War II, he was the California State Chairman of a national salvage committee.
Robinson was elected mayor of San Francisco in November 1947, taking office the following January and reelected for another four years in 1951. He promoted and oversaw numerous development projects, including an expansion of San Francisco International Airport and the construction of new schools, libraries, police stations, parking garages, and the modernization of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. San Francisco, although relatively prosperous in the boom years after World War II, experienced some population loss to outlying suburban areas during Robinson's terms in office. By 1955 it was estimated the city had a budget of over $200 million.[1]
From 1953 through 1955, Robinson served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors.[2]
Robinson returned to his law practice and served as president and general manager of Woodlawn Memorial Park, living in San Francisco before dying in Paradise on June 8, 1982, aged 87.
References
- ^ New York Times, June 18, 1955
- ^ "Leadership". The United States Conference of Mayors. November 23, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
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