Famous People with Name Robertson

William Joseph Robertson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Joseph Robertson: was born in Culpepper County, Virginia in 1817. He attended the University of Virginia from 1834 to 1836 and again in 1841. After graduating, he was admitted to the bar in 1843, settled in Charlottesville to practice law, and won election as Commonwealth’

James Brooks Ayers Robertson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Brooks Ayers Robertson: was an American lawyer who served as the fourth governor of Oklahoma. Oklahoma was admitted to the Union as a state in 1907. The first governor of Oklahoma, Charles N. Haskell, recognized Robertson's abilities and named him to the District Court of the Te

Alice Mary Robertson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Alice Mary Robertson: was an American educator, social worker, government official, and politician who became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress, and the first from the state of Oklahoma. Robertson was the first woman to defeat an incumbent congressman. Sh

Thomas James Robertson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas James Robertson: was a United States Senator from South Carolina. Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1843. He engaged in planting and was a member of the Sta

Edward Vivian Robertson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Vivian Robertson: was a United States Senator from Wyoming. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912. Robertson emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Park County, Wyoming. He raised livestock and engaged in the mercanti