Edward V. Robertson

For other people named Edward Robertson, see Edward Robertson (disambiguation).

Edward Robertson
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Henry H. Schwartz
Succeeded by	Lester C. Hunt
Personal details
Born	Edward Vivian Robertson (1881-05-27)May 27, 1881 Cardiff, United Kingdom
Died	April 15, 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 81) Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1899–1902
Unit	Welsh Regiment
Battles/wars	Second 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

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

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

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

• List of United States senators born outside the United States

External links

• Edward V. Robertson at Find a Grave

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

References

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. 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 Robert D. Carey	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wyoming (Class 2) 1942, 1948	Succeeded by William Henry Harrison III
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Henry H. Schwartz	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Wyoming 1943–1949 Served alongside: Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Succeeded by Lester C. Hunt