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Edward V. Robertson

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Edward Robertson
United States Senator
from Wyoming
In office
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byHenry H. Schwartz
Succeeded byLester C. Hunt
Personal details
Born
Edward Vivian Robertson

(1881-05-27)May 27, 1881
Cardiff, United Kingdom
DiedApril 15, 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 81)
Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Military service
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1899–1902
UnitWelsh Regiment
Battles/warsSecond Boer War

Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881 – April 15, 1963)[1] was a British-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949.

Early life

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Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912.[2]

Career

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Robertson emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Park County, Wyoming. He raised livestock and engaged in the mercantile business at Cody, Wyoming, from 1912 to 1942.[3] He was a life trustee of Cody General Hospital and served as vice chairman of the Wyoming Republican Party from 1934 to 1935.[4] Robertson represented Wyoming on the Republican National Committee from 1935 to 1937.[4]

Robertson was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1942 and served from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949. During his tenure, Robertson introduced legislation that would grant full citizenship to Native Americans.[5] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1948, and he retired from political and public life.[6]

Personal life

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Robertson was a resident of Cody until 1958 when he moved to Pendleton, Oregon, where he died in 1963. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker, Oregon.

See also

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  • United States Congress. "Edward V. Robertson (id: R000320)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Edward V. Robertson". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  2. ^ Gambone, Michael D. (2005). The Greatest Generation Comes Home: The Veteran in American Society. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 978-1-60344-550-4.
  3. ^ "MS 024 - Senator E.V. Robertson, 1943-1948 | McCracken Research Library". centerofthewest.libraryhost.com. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Joint Committee On Printing, United States Congress (1961). Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1961. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1528 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Tribune, International Herald (October 18, 1995). "Opinion | 1945:Full Citizenship : IN OUR PAGES:100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Nick. "307 Politics: New McCarthyism book has Wyoming connection, and other news". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wyoming
(Class 2)

1942, 1948
Succeeded by
U.S. Senate
Preceded by U.S. senator (Class 2) from Wyoming
1943–1949
Served alongside: Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Succeeded by