Biography of Edward William Robinson: 13th Mayor of Logan
Dates in Office: 1904-1908
Terms in Office: 2
Age when Elected: 38
Edward W. Robinson was born 10 July 1866 in American Fork, Utah, a son of Edward Robinson and Sarah Elizabeth Harrington.He married Elizabeth Rachel Holdaway 20 July 1887 in Logan, Utah and they are the parents of two children. Mr. Robinson died 10 April 1924 and is buried in Logan, Utah.[1]
Edward W. Robinson was president of the Turkish Mission from 1894 to 1895. He was set apart June 19, 1893, to labor in the Swiss and German Mission, and in February of the following year he was appointed to preside over the Turkish Mission.[2]
Mr. Robinson was a former mayor and prominent educator of Logan, a Representative of Cache County and Speaker of the House in the Utah Legislature for two terms. The funeral services were held in Jordan High School in Salt Lake City where he was the principal.[3]
[1]Family Group Record (FamilySearch Ancestral File v4.19)
[2]Andrew Jenson, ed., Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia, (Salt Lake City, Publishing Press, 1971) 4:391
[3]Obituary, The Journal, April 10, 1924.
