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A. Willis Robertson

American politician (1887-1971)
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A. Willis Robertson
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Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
May 27, 1887
Date of death
November 1, 1971
Place of birth
Martinsburg
Place of death
Lexington
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
politician, lawyer
Position held
United States representative, member of the State Senate of Virginia, Member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia, Commonwealth's Attorney, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator[11][12][13][14][15]
Educated at
University of Richmond, primary school, University of Richmond School of Law[16][17][18]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[20]
Mother
Josephine Ragland Willis Robertson[8]
Child
Pat Robertson[9]
Work location
Washington, D.C.[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Described by source
American Biographical Archive[28]
Family name
Robertson[24]
Given name
Absalom[25]
Military branch
United States Army[21]
Military, police or special rank
adjutant[22]
Name in native language
Absalom Willis Robertson[30]
Participated in conflict
World War I[23]
Place of burial
Oak Grove Cemetery[7]
Political ideology
segregationism[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
43366822
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87870741
Encyclopedia Virginia ID
Robertson_A_Willis_1887-1971
FAST ID
231983
Find a Grave memorial ID
6868220
Freebase ID
/m/03zxp3
GeneaStar person ID
robertsona0
Geni profile ID
6000000016070579679
LegiStorm person ID
128409
NNDB people ID
217/000167713
Our Campaigns candidate ID
37250
Political Graveyard politician ID
robertson.html#210.70.32
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Prabook ID
937559
SNAC ARK ID
w6222x2z
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10572212
US Congress Bio ID
R000317
United States House of Representatives ID
20478
WBIS ID
A527401, ABA94027, ABA147793
WikiTree person ID
Robertson-8572
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8CpkmK9Vrf8p6VwH9jC

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🔗 Connections
Position held 12
United States representative, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator, United States senator +4 more
Educated at 2
primary school, University of Richmond
Occupation 2
politician, lawyer
Child 1
Pat Robertson
Children (paternal) 1
Pat Robertson
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Robertson
Given name 1
Absalom
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Military branch 1
United States Army
Military, police or special rank 1
adjutant
Participated in conflict 1
World War I
Place of birth 1
Martinsburg
Place of death 1
Lexington
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Washington, D.C.
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Summary

A. Willis Robertson was born on May 27, 1887[1], in Martinsburg[2]. He died on November 1, 1971[3], in Lexington[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

FAQs

Where was A. Willis Robertson born?

A. Willis Robertson's place of birth was Martinsburg[2].

Where did A. Willis Robertson die?

A. Willis Robertson died in Lexington[4].

Who were A. Willis Robertson's parents?

A. Willis Robertson's mother was Josephine Ragland Willis Robertson[8].

What did A. Willis Robertson do for work?

A. Willis Robertson worked as a politician[5] and lawyer[6].

Where did A. Willis Robertson go to school?

A. Willis Robertson was educated at University of Richmond[16], primary school[17], and University of Richmond School of Law[18].

Related Entities

lawyer Pat Robertson United States United States senator University of Richmond

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . bioguide.congress.gov. bioguide.congress.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Southern Manifesto. wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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