Robert B. Lindsay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert B. Lindsay

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Jul-1824

Place of Birth: Lochmaben, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 13-Feb-1902

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Robert Burns Lindsay (July 4, 1824, Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, Scotland – February 13, 1902, Tuscumbia, Alabama) was a Scots-American politician, elected as the 22nd Governor of the U.S.
state of Alabama during Reconstruction, and serving one term from 1870 to 1872.Lindsay studied at the University of St Andrews before emigrating to the United States in 1844.
He served in both the Alabama House of Representatives and the Alabama Senate prior to the American Civil War.