Edwin E. Roberts | |
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| Mayor of Reno, Nevada | |
| In office 1923–1933 | |
| Preceded by | Harry Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Sam Frank (acting) |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNevada'sat-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | George A. Bartlett |
| Succeeded by | Charles R. Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1870-12-12)December 12, 1870 Pleasant Grove,California, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1933(1933-12-11) (aged 62) |
| Resting place | Odd Fellows Cemetery, Reno, Nevada |
| Party | Republican |
| Relations | Walter Johnson (son-in-law) |
| Education | California State Normal School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Edwin Ewing Roberts (December 12, 1870 – December 11, 1933) was an American attorney and politician fromNevada. He is best known for his service as aUnited States representative from 1911 to 1919, and mayor ofReno, Nevada from 1923 to 1933.
Roberts was born and raised inPleasant Grove, California.[1] He attended the public schools and graduated from theCalifornia State Normal School in 1891.[1] He taught school inHollister, California, from 1891 to 1897 andEmpire, Ormsby County, Nevada from 1897 to 1899.[1]
Afterstudying law while teaching school, Roberts wasadmitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice inCarson City, Nevada.[1] ARepublican, he was district attorney ofOrmsby County from 1900 to 1910.[1] Beginning in 1912, he was a delegate to every state party convention and almost every national convention until 1932.[1]
In 1910, Roberts was a successful Republican candidate for the U.S. House.[1] He was reelected three times, and served from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1919.[1] On April 5, 1917, he voted against U.S. entry intoWorld War I against Germany. Roberts did not seek renomination in 1918, but was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate.[1] He lost to DemocratCharles B. Henderson by a vote of 12,197 to 8,053, and relocated toReno, where he re-established a law practice.[1]
In 1923, Roberts was elected mayor of Reno.[1] He was reelected in 1927 and 1931, and served until his death.[1] Roberts was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senator in 1926 andgovernor of Nevada in 1930.[1]
He died in Reno on December 11, 1933, one day before his 63rd birthday.[1] Roberts was buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Reno.[2]
Roberts was married twice.[1] His first wife, Nora S. Range died in 1926.[1] In 1929, he married Sadie Tomamichael of Reno.[1] With his first wife, he was the father of children Frederick, Bobbie, and Hazel.[3] With his second wife, he was the stepfather of Wilma and J. J. Tomamichael.[3]
Roberts' daughter Hazel Lee Roberts was the wife of baseball pitcherWalter Johnson.[3] They married in Roberts' Washington home on June 24, 1914, with the chaplain of the United States Senate presiding over the ceremony.[4] Johnson served as a county commissioner in Maryland after his baseball career ended, and made an unsuccessful run for Congress as a Republican in 1940.
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| Preceded by Samuel Platt | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromNevada (Class 3) 1918 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNevada's at-large congressional district 1911–1919 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by Harry Stewart | Mayor of Reno 1923–1933 | Succeeded by Sam Frank (acting) |
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