Robert W. Roberts

Robert Whyte Roberts (born November 28, 1784 in Kent County , Delaware , † January 4, 1865 in Hillsboro , Mississippi ) was an American politician . Between 1843 and 1847 he represented the third constituency of the state of Mississippi in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After finishing school, Roberts studied law and was admitted to the bar after successfully passing his exams. He then moved to Tennessee , where he worked as a judge. He lived in Alabama between 1822 and 1826 before settling in Scott County , Mississippi, in 1826 . He settled near Hillsboro, where he built and cultivated his "Long Avenue" plantation. He also practiced law in Hillsboro. Between 1830 and 1838 Roberts was also a district judge in Scott County.

Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1838 and 1844 he was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and its President in 1842 and 1843. In the congressional elections of 1842, in which the state of Mississippi was allowed to elect three Congressmen for the first time, Roberts was elected for the third district in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC . After a re-election in 1844, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress between March 4, 1843 and March 3, 1847. This period was overshadowed by the events of the Mexican-American War .

After his tenure in Congress, Roberts returned to working as a lawyer, working his plantation near Hillsboro. He died there in January 1865. He was buried in the cemetery of his plantation.

Web links

• Robert W. Roberts in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)