Edward V. Robertson

Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881 – April 15, 1963) was a U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

Edward Vivian Robertson
United States senator from Wyoming
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Henry H. Schwartz
Succeeded by	Lester C. Hunt
Personal details
Born	(1881-05-27)May 27, 1881 Cardiff, Wales
Died	April 15, 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 81) Pendleton, Oregon
Political party	Republican

Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912. Robertson emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Park County, Wyoming. He raised livestock and engaged in the mercantile business at Cody, Wyoming, from 1912 to 1942.

Robertson was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1942 and served from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1948, and he retired from political and public life. Robertson was a resident of Cody until 1958 when he moved to Pendleton, Oregon, where he died in 1963. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker, Oregon.

See also

• List of United States Senators born outside the United States

External links

• Edward V. Robertson at Find a Grave

• United States Congress. "Edward V. Robertson (id: R000320)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

Party political offices
Preceded by Robert D. Carey	Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from Wyoming (Class 2) 1942, 1948	Succeeded by William Henry Harrison
U.S. Senate
Preceded by Henry H. Schwartz	U.S. senator (Class 2) from Wyoming 1943–1949 Served alongside: Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Succeeded by Lester C. Hunt