George M. Robeson

George M. Robeson
George M. Robeson
	Robeson, c. 1865–1880
Chairman of the House Republican Conference
	In office; March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Speaker	J. Warren Keifer
Preceded by	William P. Frye
Succeeded by	Joseph G. Cannon
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from New Jersey's 1st district
	In office; March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883
Preceded by	Clement Hall Sinnickson
Succeeded by	Thomas M. Ferrell
26th United States Secretary of the Navy
	In office; June 25, 1869 – March 12, 1877
President	Ulysses S. Grant
Preceded by	Adolph E. Borie
Succeeded by	Richard W. Thompson
Attorney General of New Jersey
	In office; 1867–1869
Governor	Marcus Lawrence Ward
Preceded by	Frederick Frelinghuysen
Succeeded by	Robert Gilchrist Jr.
Personal details
Born	George Maxwell Robeson; March 16, 1829; Oxford Furnace, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	September 27, 1897 (aged 68); Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Resting place	Belvidere Cemetery in Belvidere, New Jersey
Party	Republican
Education	College of New Jersey (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Rank	Brigadier General
Unit	New Jersey Militia
Battles/wars	American Civil War

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George Maxwell Robeson (March 16, 1829 – September 27, 1897) was an American politician and lawyer from New Jersey. He served as Attorney General for the State of New Jersey from 1867 to 1869, until being appointed as Secretary of the Navy by President Ulysses S. Grant, in 1869, remaining in that post until 1877. A member of the Republican Party, he also served two terms as a U.S. Representative for New Jersey from 1879 to 1883.