He was appointed by
President Lincoln assessor of internal revenue for the third district of New York in 1862.
Congress In 1866, Robinson was elected to represent
Downtown Brooklyn in the United States House of Representatives, defeating Republican
Simeon B. Chittenden. After his term in Congress ended, he resumed the practice of law in 1869. He ran for Congress as an independent Democrat in 1872 but finished third. In 1880, he was again nominated by the Democratic Party and defeated incumbent
Daniel O'Reilly, an independent Democrat. He was re-elected in 1882. He completed his term in 1885 and ran twice more, first as an independent Democrat in 1888 and then as a Republican in 1890. He was not successful. == Death ==