Ernest W. Roberts | |
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 Ernest W. Roberts circa 1908[1] | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts | |
| In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | William Emerson Barrett |
| Succeeded by | Alvan T. Fuller |
| Constituency | 7th district (1899–1913) 9th district (1913–17) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] First Suffolk District[2] | |
| In office 1897–1898 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Brewster Maccabe[3] |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] | |
| In office 1894–1896 | |
| City of Chelsea City Council[1] | |
| In office 1887–1888 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1858 East Madison, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 1924(1924-09-27) (aged 65) |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Sara Weeks Roberts |
| Alma mater | Highland Military Academy, Boston University Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
Ernest William Roberts (November 22, 1858 – February 27, 1924) was aU.S. representative fromMassachusetts.
Born inEast Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools inChelsea, Massachusetts.He was graduated fromHighland Military Academy,Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1877, and from the law school ofBoston University. Roberts wasadmitted to the bar in 1881 and then practiced in Boston. He served as member of the city council ofChelsea in 1887 and 1888. He served as member of the stateHouse of Representatives in 1894 and 1896. He served in the stateSenate in 1897 and 1898.
Roberts was elected as aRepublican to theFifty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses. He represented the 7th Massachusetts congressional district from March 4, 1899, until March 3, 1913, and, after redistricting, represented the 9th Massachusetts congressional district from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1917.[4] He was chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Sixty-first Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1916, losing with 16,765 votes toAlvan T. Fuller, another Republican running as an Independent, with 17,079.[5]
Roberts was named a Regent of theSmithsonian Institution December 1913 and reappointed to another term two years later.
After leaving Congress he practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death on February 27, 1924. He was buried inWoodlawn Cemetery,Everett, Massachusetts.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1913 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | Succeeded by |
