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George Robertson | |
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| Justice of theKentucky Court of Appeals | |
| In office 1829 – 1834 1864 – 1871 | |
| Nominated by | Thomas Metcalfe Thomas E. Bramlette |
| 18th Secretary of State of Kentucky | |
| In office September 6, 1828 – December 1828 | |
| Governor | Thomas Metcalfe |
| Preceded by | James Chamberlayne Pickett |
| Succeeded by | Thomas T. Crittenden |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's7th district | |
| In office March 4, 1817 – 1821 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel McKee |
| Succeeded by | John Speed Smith |
| Member of theKentucky House of Representatives | |
| In office 1822-1827 1848 1851-1852 | |
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| Born | (1790-11-18)November 18, 1790 |
| Died | May 16, 1874(1874-05-16) (aged 83) |
| Resting place | Lexington Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican Whig |
| Alma mater | Transylvania University |
| Profession | Lawyer,Professor |
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George Robertson (November 18, 1790 – May 16, 1874) was aU.S. Representative fromKentucky.
Born nearHarrodsburg, Kentucky, Robertson pursued preparatory studies and attendedTransylvania University,Lexington, Kentucky, until 1806. He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1809, and commenced practice inLancaster, Kentucky.
Robertson was elected as aDemocratic-Republican to theFifteenth,Sixteenth, andSeventeenth Congresses and served from March 4, 1817, until his resignation in 1821, before the convening of the Seventeenth Congress. He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Fifteenth Congress). He served as member of theKentucky House of Representatives 1822–1827, serving four years as speaker. He declined the appointment as Governor ofArkansas Territory tendered by PresidentJames Monroe and the diplomatic posts of United States Minister toColombia in 1824 and toPeru in 1828. He served asSecretary of State of Kentucky in 1828. He was appointed associate justice of theKentucky Court of Appeals in 1829 and served as chief justice from 1829 to 1834, when he resigned. He resumed the practice of law inLexington, Kentucky, and became professor of law inTransylvania University 1834–1857.
Robertson was elected as aWhig a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1848, 1851, and 1852, and served as speaker in the two last-named years. He served as justice of the Court of Appeals for the Second District of Kentucky 1864–1871 and acting chief justice part of the time. He died inLexington, Kentucky, May 16, 1874, and was interred atLexington Cemetery.
Robertson's sister, Charlotte, was the second wife ofKentucky GovernorRobert P. Letcher.
George Robertson is the namesake ofRobertson County, Kentucky.[1]
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| Preceded by James C. Pickett | Secretary of State of Kentucky 1828 | Succeeded by Thomas T. Crittenden |
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromKentucky's 7th congressional district 1817 – 1821 | Succeeded by |
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