John Robertson (Virginia politician)

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John Robertson (April 13, 1787 – July 5, 1873) was a nineteenth-century politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Virginia. He was the brother of Thomas B. Robertson and Wyndham Robertson.

Biography

Born at "Bellefield" near Petersburg, Virginia, Robertson completed preparatory studies and graduated from the College of William and Mary. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Richmond, Virginia. He served as Attorney General of Virginia before being elected an Anti-Jacksonian and Whig to the United States House of Representatives to fill a vacancy, serving from 1834 to 1839. Afterwards, Robertson served as judge of the circuit court of chancery for Henrico County, Virginia for several years and was a delegate to the peace convention in Washington, D.C. in 1861. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1861 to 1863 before his death at "Mount Athos" near Lynchburg, Virginia on July 5, 1873. He was interred in a private cemetery on the property.

Legal offices
Preceded byPhilip Norborne Nicholas	Attorney General of Virginia 1819–1834	Succeeded bySidney Smith Baxter
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byAndrew Stevenson	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 18th congressional district December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1835	Succeeded byGeorge Loyall
Preceded byWilliam McComas	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 19th congressional district March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	Succeeded byArchibald Stuart
Preceded byJohn Roane	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Succeeded byGreen Samuels

v t e Attorneys general of Virginia
Randolph Innes Marshall Brooke Nicholas Robertson Baxter Bocock Tucker Wheat (disputed) Bowden Whittlesey Taylor Daniel Field Blair Ayers R. T. Scott R. C. Scott Montague Anderson Williams Pollard Hank Saunders Staples Apperson Almond Patty Harrison Gray Button Miller Troy Coleman Baliles Broaddus Terry Rosenthal Gilmore Cullen Earley Beales Kilgore Jagdmann McDonnell Mims Cuccinelli Herring Miyares

v t e Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 11th congressional district
Parker Newton New Garnett Roane Dawson Barbour R. Taylor Barbour Patton Stevenson Robertson Botts W. Taylor McDowell Letcher Snodgrass Lewis Carlile Jenkins Carlile Blair (inactive 1863–1993) Byrne Davis Connolly

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