Edward V. Robertson

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Edward Vivian 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	(1881-05-27)May 27, 1881 Cardiff, Wales
Died	April 15, 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 81) Pendleton, Oregon
Political party	Republican

Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881 – April 15, 1963) was a United States Senator from Wyoming.

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. 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.

Robertson was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1942 and served from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1948, and he retired from political and public 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.

External links

Edward V. Robertson at Find a Grave

Edward V. Robertson at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States 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

v t e United States Senators from Wyoming

Class 1	Warren Clark Kendrick O'Mahoney Barrett McGee Wallop Thomas Barrasso

Class 2	J. Carey Warren Sullivan R. Carey Schwartz Robertson Hunt Crippa O'Mahoney Hickey M. Simpson Hansen A. Simpson Enzi

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 96842317 LCCN: no2009124647

Persondata
Name	Robertson, Edward V
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	May 27, 1881
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death	April 15, 1963
Place of death	Pendleton, Oregon

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