James Fisher Robinson

James F. Robinson
22nd Governor of Kentucky
In office August 18, 1862 – September 1, 1863
Lieutenant	Vacant
Preceded by	Beriah Magoffin
Succeeded by	Thomas E. Bramlette
Member of the Kentucky Senate
In office 1851
Personal details
Born	(1800-10-04)October 4, 1800 Scott County, Kentucky
Died	October 31, 1882(1882-10-31) (aged 82) Scott County, Kentucky
Political party	Democrat Whig
Spouse(s)	Susan Mansell Willina Herndon Caroline Hening
Relations	Brother of John McCracken Robinson
Profession	Lawyer, Farmer

James Fisher Robinson (October 4, 1800 – October 31, 1882) was the 22nd Governor of Kentucky, serving the remainder of the unfinished term of Governor Beriah Magoffin. Magoffin, a Confederate sympathizer, became increasingly ineffective after the elections of 1861 yielded a supermajority to pro-Union forces in both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly. Magoffin agreed to resign the governorship, provided he could select his successor. He selected Robinson.

Politically, Robinson opposed both secession and abolition.^[1] Though he had Union sympathies, he was considered a moderate,^[2] opposing both fugitive slave laws and the enlistment of black soldiers.^[1] As a state senator, he supported the Crittenden Compromise and opposed the Civil War.^[1] As governor, he drew criticism from the administration of President Abraham Lincoln for opposing the Emancipation Proclamation.^[2]