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| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
| In office May 26, 1824 – October 5, 1828 | |
| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | John Dick |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hadden Harper |
| 3rd Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office December 18, 1820 – November 15, 1824 | |
| Preceded by | Jacques Villeré |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Thibodaux |
| Attorney General of Louisiana | |
| In office 1819–1821 | |
| Governor | Jacques Villeré |
| Preceded by | Louis Moreau-Lislet |
| Succeeded by | Etienne Mazureau |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromLouisiana'sat-large district | |
| In office April 30, 1812 – April 20, 1818 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Butler |
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| Born | Thomas Bolling Robertson (1779-02-27)February 27, 1779 |
| Died | October 5, 1828(1828-10-05) (aged 49) White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, US |
| Resting place | Copeland Hill Cemetery White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, US |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Relations | Fulwar Skipwith |
| Relatives | John Robertson Wyndham Robertson |
| Education | College of William & Mary read law |
Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 – October 5, 1828) was an American politician who served as Attorney General of theOrleans Territory, Secretary of theLouisiana Territory, aUnited States representative fromLouisiana, the 3rdGovernor of Louisiana,Attorney General of Louisiana and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.
Born on February 27, 1779, born at Bellefield nearPetersburg, Virginia,[1] Robertson attended theCollege of William & Mary[2] andread law in 1806.[1] He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Petersburg in 1806.[1] He was Attorney General of theOrleans Territory from 1806 to 1807.[1] He was Secretary of theLouisiana Territory from 1807 to 1811.[1]
Upon the admission of the Territory into the Union as the State ofLouisiana, Robertson was elected as aDemocratic-Republican fromLouisiana's at-large congressional district to theUnited States House of Representatives of the12th United States Congress and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from April 30, 1812, to April 20, 1818, when he resigned.[3] He was chairman of the Committee on Public Lands for the14th and15th United States Congresses.[3]
Following his departure from Congress, Robertson resumed private practice in Louisiana from 1818 to 1820.[1] He was the 3rdGovernor of Louisiana from December 18, 1820, until his resignation on November 15, 1824.[3] He wasAttorney General of Louisiana in 1822.[1]
Robertson was nominated by PresidentJames Monroe on May 24, 1824, to a joint seat on theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by JudgeJohn Dick.[1] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 26, 1824, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on October 5, 1828, due to his death inWhite Sulphur Springs, Virginia (nowWest Virginia).[1] He was interred in Copeland Hill Cemetery in White Sulphur Springs.[3]
Robertson was elected a member of theAmerican Antiquarian Society in 1821.[4]
In 1827, Robertson, along withArmand Duplantier, father-in-lawFulwar Skipwith,Antoine Blanc and Sebastien Hiriart received permission from theLouisiana State Legislature to organize acorporation called theAgricultural Society of Baton Rouge.[5]
Robertson had two brothers with political legacies:United States RepresentativeJohn Robertson andWyndham Robertson, aGovernor of Virginia.[3] He married Lelia Skipwith, daughter ofFulwar Skipwith[6]
Robertson Street inNew Orleans is named for the former Governor.[citation needed]
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Louisiana 1822 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 1824–1828 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | 3rd Governor of Louisiana 1820–1822 | Succeeded by |
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