George Warren Robinson was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina and graduated from Benedict College, Columbia, South Carolina in 1910. The Iowa State Bystander noted he was to be conferred a Doctor of Divinity at the college’s graduation on May 6, 1918. Rev. Robinson was referenced as pastor-elect for Corinthian Baptist Church in the March 9, 1917 Iowa State Bystander and was confirmed in the April 19, 1918 edition. He also listed that role as his occupation on his Selective Service card in September 1918. Rev. Robinson served as pastor at the church until his death.

In 1912 he married Leona Crockett in Texas. The couple moved to Des Moines by early 1917, as the Iowa State Bystander reported in the January 12, 1917 edition that she hosted the Jolly Club at their home.

Rev. Robinson was a charter member and past president of Des Moines Interracial Commission (founded circa 1925), and a founder of the Crocker branch of the YMCA. He was active in the community including the NAACP and other community groups and preached at white churches on race relations including Central Presbyterian in 1926. He is buried at Glendale Cemetery.