USMA Class of 1893. Cullum No. 3530.
He was the son of Captain Samuel R. Honey (1842-1927) and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900).
In 1904 he married Mabel E. Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children.
Robertson Honey was the son of Captain Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927), who came to the United States from England and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900). He enlisted as a soldier in the Regular Army and participated in the Civil War. In August 1862, he earned his commission as a second lieutenant of the 15th United States Infantry. While serving as a First Lieutenant in the same regiment during the Atlanta Campaign and at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, he distinguished himself and received the brevet of captain. He was wounded at Chickamauga Creek. He attained the grade of captain in the year following the close of the war. Robertson Honey was born on August 17, 1870 in Montevallo, Alabama where his father was stationed with his regiment. He left the Army in 1870 and settled in Newport, Rhode Island where during the Civil War he recovered from his battle wounds in a hospital. He served as Mayor of Newport and one term as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. As a child Robertson spent time in Rhode Island and Germany. He attended school in Germany and in Newton, Massachusetts. He became proficient in German, French and Spanish. In June 1889, he entered the United States Military Academy from a Rhode Island district. After graduation he was assigned first to the Third Artillery and later to the Fourth Artillery. His first station was Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where he studied law. He was subsequently stationed at Fort Barrancas in Florida and Fort McPherson in Georgia. In 1896, he graduated from the Law School of the University of Maryland with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and he was admitted to the Maryland Bar. From August 1896, to August 1897, he was an instructor in law at the Military Academy. Upon being admitted to the New York Bar he decided to make the law his career. He resigned from the United States Army on February 28, 1898. He immediately took office as Assistant District Attorney of New York County, where he served until October 1900. He then entered private practice and he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1900, he accepted a commission in the New York National Guard as a major in the Thirteenth Regiment of Coast Artillery in Brooklyn. The unit was transitioning from an infantry organization to a coast artillery command. When the regiment became able to function in the harbor defenses, he resigned in 1901. In November 1904, he married Mabel Ellsworth Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio. They were the parents of two sons, Robertson (deceased) and Marcus Robertson, who was one of the officials in the head office of Womrath's Library in New York City. He entered the foreign service of the State Department and was appointed United States Consul of Madrid of 1914. He transferred to the consulate at Catania, Sicily, in 1916. When the United States entered the World War, he tried to re-enter the United States Army. The State Department refused to accept his resignation on the grounds that his duties as consul at Catania were important due to the military and naval operations in Europe. In 1918, he transferred to Bristol, England, where he held office as consul for six years. In 1924, he departed for Bermuda. Friends in Bristol presented him with a handsome silver tray bearing the following inscription:
Presented to Robertson Honey Esq. by The Lord Mayor, Sheriff and Friends as a token of esteem and appreciation of his services whilst American Consul at Bristol, England September, 1924.
He was United States Consul at Bermuda for five years, after which he was transferred to Nice, France, where he occupied the consulate for four years. His next post was Calgary, in the Canadian Province of Alberta. He served there from 1933 until his retirement in 1936 to New York City. He was active In the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and other patriotic organizations. He passed away on August 30, 1941 after a short illness in New York City. The interment was at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Captain Samuel R. Honey (1842-1927) and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900).
In 1904 he married Mabel E. Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children.
Robertson Honey was the son of Captain Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927), who came to the United States from England and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900). He enlisted as a soldier in the Regular Army and participated in the Civil War. In August 1862, he earned his commission as a second lieutenant of the 15th United States Infantry. While serving as a First Lieutenant in the same regiment during the Atlanta Campaign and at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, he distinguished himself and received the brevet of captain. He was wounded at Chickamauga Creek. He attained the grade of captain in the year following the close of the war. Robertson Honey was born on August 17, 1870 in Montevallo, Alabama where his father was stationed with his regiment. He left the Army in 1870 and settled in Newport, Rhode Island where during the Civil War he recovered from his battle wounds in a hospital. He served as Mayor of Newport and one term as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. As a child Robertson spent time in Rhode Island and Germany. He attended school in Germany and in Newton, Massachusetts. He became proficient in German, French and Spanish. In June 1889, he entered the United States Military Academy from a Rhode Island district. After graduation he was assigned first to the Third Artillery and later to the Fourth Artillery. His first station was Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where he studied law. He was subsequently stationed at Fort Barrancas in Florida and Fort McPherson in Georgia. In 1896, he graduated from the Law School of the University of Maryland with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and he was admitted to the Maryland Bar. From August 1896, to August 1897, he was an instructor in law at the Military Academy. Upon being admitted to the New York Bar he decided to make the law his career. He resigned from the United States Army on February 28, 1898. He immediately took office as Assistant District Attorney of New York County, where he served until October 1900. He then entered private practice and he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1900, he accepted a commission in the New York National Guard as a major in the Thirteenth Regiment of Coast Artillery in Brooklyn. The unit was transitioning from an infantry organization to a coast artillery command. When the regiment became able to function in the harbor defenses, he resigned in 1901. In November 1904, he married Mabel Ellsworth Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio. They were the parents of two sons, Robertson (deceased) and Marcus Robertson, who was one of the officials in the head office of Womrath's Library in New York City. He entered the foreign service of the State Department and was appointed United States Consul of Madrid of 1914. He transferred to the consulate at Catania, Sicily, in 1916. When the United States entered the World War, he tried to re-enter the United States Army. The State Department refused to accept his resignation on the grounds that his duties as consul at Catania were important due to the military and naval operations in Europe. In 1918, he transferred to Bristol, England, where he held office as consul for six years. In 1924, he departed for Bermuda. Friends in Bristol presented him with a handsome silver tray bearing the following inscription:
Presented to Robertson Honey Esq. by The Lord Mayor, Sheriff and Friends as a token of esteem and appreciation of his services whilst American Consul at Bristol, England September, 1924.
He was United States Consul at Bermuda for five years, after which he was transferred to Nice, France, where he occupied the consulate for four years. His next post was Calgary, in the Canadian Province of Alberta. He served there from 1933 until his retirement in 1936 to New York City. He was active In the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and other patriotic organizations. He passed away on August 30, 1941 after a short illness in New York City. The interment was at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1893. Cullum No. 3530.
He was the son of Captain Samuel R. Honey (1842-1927) and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900).
In 1904 he married Mabel E. Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children.
Robertson Honey was the son of Captain Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927), who came to the United States from England and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900). He enlisted as a soldier in the Regular Army and participated in the Civil War. In August 1862, he earned his commission as a second lieutenant of the 15th United States Infantry. While serving as a First Lieutenant in the same regiment during the Atlanta Campaign and at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, he distinguished himself and received the brevet of captain. He was wounded at Chickamauga Creek. He attained the grade of captain in the year following the close of the war. Robertson Honey was born on August 17, 1870 in Montevallo, Alabama where his father was stationed with his regiment. He left the Army in 1870 and settled in Newport, Rhode Island where during the Civil War he recovered from his battle wounds in a hospital. He served as Mayor of Newport and one term as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. As a child Robertson spent time in Rhode Island and Germany. He attended school in Germany and in Newton, Massachusetts. He became proficient in German, French and Spanish. In June 1889, he entered the United States Military Academy from a Rhode Island district. After graduation he was assigned first to the Third Artillery and later to the Fourth Artillery. His first station was Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where he studied law. He was subsequently stationed at Fort Barrancas in Florida and Fort McPherson in Georgia. In 1896, he graduated from the Law School of the University of Maryland with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and he was admitted to the Maryland Bar. From August 1896, to August 1897, he was an instructor in law at the Military Academy. Upon being admitted to the New York Bar he decided to make the law his career. He resigned from the United States Army on February 28, 1898. He immediately took office as Assistant District Attorney of New York County, where he served until October 1900. He then entered private practice and he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1900, he accepted a commission in the New York National Guard as a major in the Thirteenth Regiment of Coast Artillery in Brooklyn. The unit was transitioning from an infantry organization to a coast artillery command. When the regiment became able to function in the harbor defenses, he resigned in 1901. In November 1904, he married Mabel Ellsworth Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio. They were the parents of two sons, Robertson (deceased) and Marcus Robertson, who was one of the officials in the head office of Womrath's Library in New York City. He entered the foreign service of the State Department and was appointed United States Consul of Madrid of 1914. He transferred to the consulate at Catania, Sicily, in 1916. When the United States entered the World War, he tried to re-enter the United States Army. The State Department refused to accept his resignation on the grounds that his duties as consul at Catania were important due to the military and naval operations in Europe. In 1918, he transferred to Bristol, England, where he held office as consul for six years. In 1924, he departed for Bermuda. Friends in Bristol presented him with a handsome silver tray bearing the following inscription:
Presented to Robertson Honey Esq. by The Lord Mayor, Sheriff and Friends as a token of esteem and appreciation of his services whilst American Consul at Bristol, England September, 1924.
He was United States Consul at Bermuda for five years, after which he was transferred to Nice, France, where he occupied the consulate for four years. His next post was Calgary, in the Canadian Province of Alberta. He served there from 1933 until his retirement in 1936 to New York City. He was active In the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and other patriotic organizations. He passed away on August 30, 1941 after a short illness in New York City. The interment was at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Captain Samuel R. Honey (1842-1927) and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900).
In 1904 he married Mabel E. Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio.
They were the parents of two children.
Robertson Honey was the son of Captain Samuel Robertson Honey (1842-1927), who came to the United States from England and Mary Jones Edwards Honey (1847-1900). He enlisted as a soldier in the Regular Army and participated in the Civil War. In August 1862, he earned his commission as a second lieutenant of the 15th United States Infantry. While serving as a First Lieutenant in the same regiment during the Atlanta Campaign and at the Battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, he distinguished himself and received the brevet of captain. He was wounded at Chickamauga Creek. He attained the grade of captain in the year following the close of the war. Robertson Honey was born on August 17, 1870 in Montevallo, Alabama where his father was stationed with his regiment. He left the Army in 1870 and settled in Newport, Rhode Island where during the Civil War he recovered from his battle wounds in a hospital. He served as Mayor of Newport and one term as Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island. As a child Robertson spent time in Rhode Island and Germany. He attended school in Germany and in Newton, Massachusetts. He became proficient in German, French and Spanish. In June 1889, he entered the United States Military Academy from a Rhode Island district. After graduation he was assigned first to the Third Artillery and later to the Fourth Artillery. His first station was Fort McHenry at Baltimore, where he studied law. He was subsequently stationed at Fort Barrancas in Florida and Fort McPherson in Georgia. In 1896, he graduated from the Law School of the University of Maryland with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and he was admitted to the Maryland Bar. From August 1896, to August 1897, he was an instructor in law at the Military Academy. Upon being admitted to the New York Bar he decided to make the law his career. He resigned from the United States Army on February 28, 1898. He immediately took office as Assistant District Attorney of New York County, where he served until October 1900. He then entered private practice and he was admitted to the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 1900, he accepted a commission in the New York National Guard as a major in the Thirteenth Regiment of Coast Artillery in Brooklyn. The unit was transitioning from an infantry organization to a coast artillery command. When the regiment became able to function in the harbor defenses, he resigned in 1901. In November 1904, he married Mabel Ellsworth Boggs of Chillicothe, Ohio. They were the parents of two sons, Robertson (deceased) and Marcus Robertson, who was one of the officials in the head office of Womrath's Library in New York City. He entered the foreign service of the State Department and was appointed United States Consul of Madrid of 1914. He transferred to the consulate at Catania, Sicily, in 1916. When the United States entered the World War, he tried to re-enter the United States Army. The State Department refused to accept his resignation on the grounds that his duties as consul at Catania were important due to the military and naval operations in Europe. In 1918, he transferred to Bristol, England, where he held office as consul for six years. In 1924, he departed for Bermuda. Friends in Bristol presented him with a handsome silver tray bearing the following inscription:
Presented to Robertson Honey Esq. by The Lord Mayor, Sheriff and Friends as a token of esteem and appreciation of his services whilst American Consul at Bristol, England September, 1924.
He was United States Consul at Bermuda for five years, after which he was transferred to Nice, France, where he occupied the consulate for four years. His next post was Calgary, in the Canadian Province of Alberta. He served there from 1933 until his retirement in 1936 to New York City. He was active In the Military Order of the Loyal Legion and other patriotic organizations. He passed away on August 30, 1941 after a short illness in New York City. The interment was at West Point.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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