Sheriff Robinson was born in Burlington, Vermont in 1912 he joined the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles as an Inspector and was assigned to Brattleboro Vermont in 1935. He met and married the former Evelyn Prouty in November of 1936 and after their son Larry was born in 1940 Sheriff Robinson entered the military. He was assigned to the Pacific theater during World War II, and served as a Lieutenant in the US Army.

Upon completion of his military service he returned to Vermont and elected not to resume his position with the Motor Vehicle Department. He became an Inn Keeper at the Hill Home Inn of Brattleboro, VT and along with his wife ran a tourist home on Western Ave. He also sold cars for Elmer Bemis.

In 1951, he ran for the office of Sheriff of Windham County after his long time friend, Patrick O’Keefe, passed away leaving the office vacant. There were 8 contenders in the Republican primary that year they included Eric H. Delling Jr., C.B. Graham, Erwin Ignaszewski, Stanley Nowicki, Edward C. Pickering, William Wheelock, Arthur P. Wright and Sheriff Robinson, who won the election and took office in 1952.

Sheriff Robinson’s office was located in the corner of the County Clerk’s office at the municipal center in Brattleboro. He served as Court Officer for Municipal Court, transported prisoners and served civil process.


When he became Sheriff, the County Jail in Newfane had a hotel attached to it; the jail and hotel had been run for many years by Mable Whitney. In 1955 -56 the Assistant Judges, decided that due to the poor condition of the hotel, it should be torn down and the Sheriffs living quarters as the Windham County Jail in Newfane, where he and his wife, Evelyn, became the jail keepers for the County Jail. He served the County as Sheriff until 1969 and then was appointed County Clerk after the death of his friend , George Daley who had been the Clerk for 30 years.

Sheriff Robinson was succeeded by William Graham by appointment of the Governor.