Thomas A. Robertson

Thomas Austin Robertson (born September 9, 1848 in Hodgenville , Kentucky , †  July 18, 1892 in Elizabethtown , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

After primary school, Thomas Robertson attended Cecilian College . After a subsequent law degree at the University of Louisville and his admission to the bar in 1871, he began to practice in this profession in Hodgenville. Between 1874 and 1877 he was a prosecutor in LaRue County ; from 1878 to 1883 he held this office in the 18th District of Kentucky. Politically, Robertson was a member of the Democratic Party . He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1877 and 1878 .

In the congressional election of 1882 Robertson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded J. Proctor Knott on March 4, 1883 . After a re-election in 1884, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1887 . From 1885 he was chairman of the Committee for the Control of Expenditures of the Ministry of War.

In 1886 Robertson was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. After leaving the US House of Representatives, he returned to work as a lawyer. Thomas Robertson died on July 18, 1892 in Elizabethtown and was buried in his native Hodgenville.

Web links

• Thomas A. Robertson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas A. Robertson in the database of Find a Grave (English)