1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
The 1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 6.
1883 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
George Dexter Robinson was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Chicopee, Massachusetts. After serving in the Massachusetts General Court and United States House of Representatives, Robinson served three one-year terms as Governor of Massachusetts, notably defeating Benjamin Franklin Butler in the 1883 election.
Contemporary magazine drawing of the Borden trial; Robinson stands facing left, with Lizzie Borden seated