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George Robertson

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George Robertson

Birth
Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky, USA
Death
16 May 1874 (aged 83)
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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US Congressman. He attended Transylvania University Kentucky, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced to practice in Lancaster, Kentucky. In 1817, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1821. He declined an appointment as Governor of Arkansas Territory President Monroe, to serve as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, (1822-27). He was Secretary of State of Kentucky in 1828 and was appointed chief justice of the court of appeals of Kentucky, serving (1829-34). After his post as chief justice, he was a professor of law at Transylvania University, a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, (1848, 1851-52) and justice of the court of appeals for the second district of Kentucky, (1864-71). He died at age 83 in in Lexington, Kentucky.
US Congressman. He attended Transylvania University Kentucky, studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1809 and commenced to practice in Lancaster, Kentucky. In 1817, he was elected as a Republican to the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Congresses and served until his resignation in 1821. He declined an appointment as Governor of Arkansas Territory President Monroe, to serve as a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, (1822-27). He was Secretary of State of Kentucky in 1828 and was appointed chief justice of the court of appeals of Kentucky, serving (1829-34). After his post as chief justice, he was a professor of law at Transylvania University, a member of the Kentucky State House of Representatives, (1848, 1851-52) and justice of the court of appeals for the second district of Kentucky, (1864-71). He died at age 83 in in Lexington, Kentucky.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7668811/george-robertson: accessed ), memorial page for George Robertson (18 Nov 1790–16 May 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7668811, citing The Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.