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William Erigena Robinson "Robinson, William Erigena.— A well-known Irish-American politican, journalist and poet. Born near Cooksown, Co. Tyrone, on May 6, 1814; went to U.S.A. in 1836, entered Yale College in 1837, graduating in 1841. In 1844 he became assistant-editor of Greeley's New York Tribune, and was afterwards editor of Buffalo Express, Newark Mercury, and New York People. In 1854 he was admitted to the Bar in New York. He was noted as an orator, and published addresses on 'Old English Literature,' 'Catholic Emancipation.' 'St. Patrick and the Irish.' He died in February, 1892, in New York. His poems appeared in Boston Pilot and other papers, and he is represented in Connolly's and other collections of Irish poetry." [Source: D. J. O'Donoghue, The Poets of Ireland: A Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary of Irish Writers of English Verse 402 (Dublin: Hodges Figgis & Co.; London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1912)(Gale Research Co., reprint 1968)] Addresses William E. Sampson, Old English Literature Valedictory Oration at the Departure of the Senior Class, Brothers in Unity, Yale College, July 6, 1841 (New Haven: Hitchcock & Stafford, 1841) _______________, St. Patrick and the Irish an oration, before the Hibernian Provident Society, of New Haven, March 17, 1842 (New Haven: Printed by Hitchcock & Stafford, 1842) _______________, Speech of William E. Robinson, in exposition of New Hampshire Democracy in its relation to Catholic emancipation, including a scrutiny of the part taken with reference thereto, by Gen. Franklin Pierce. And an exposure of the false pretences and false assertions of George M. Dallas and others, respecting the action of the Whigs of New Hampshire (New York: Tribune office, 1852) _______________, Franklin Pierce and Catholic Persecution in New-Hampshire ([United States: 1852]) _______________, Speech of Hon. William E. Robinson, of New York, on reconstruction delivered in the House of Representatives, July 12, 1867 (Washington: [s.n.], 1867) _______________, Rights of American Citizens Abroad: Speeches of Hon. William E. Robinson, of New York, in the House of Representatives, Nov. 25 and Dec. 2, 1867 ([Washington]: Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1867) _______________, Rights of American Citizens Abroad: Speech of Hon. William E. Robinson, of New York, delivered in the House of Representatives, December 8, 1868 (Washington: [s.n.], 1868) _______________, Naturalization, Ireland, Fenianism, Right of expatriation, protection to citizens, &c. Speech of Hon. William E. Robinson, of Brooklyn, New York, in the House of Representatives, March 2, 1869 ([Washington, Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1869]) _______________, American Citizens in British Prisons: Speech in the House of Representatives ... January 1882 (Washington, 1882) _______________, Jefferson's granddaughter: speech ([Washington, D.C.?: s.n., 1884]) Writings William E. Robinson, The History of the Press of Brooklyn and Kings County ([New York]: Munsell, 1884) |
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