LC control no. | no2011035701 |
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Personal name heading | Roberts, Robert W. (Robert Whyte), 1784-1865 |
Variant(s) | Roberts, Robert Whyte, 1784-1865 |
Found in | Resolution of the legislature of Mississippi, in favor of the speedy adjustment of claims to land under the treaty of Dancing Rabbit creek, 1842 (Robert. W. Roberts, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mississippi) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website, viewed Feb. 7, 2011 (Robert Whyte Roberts; b. Nov. 28, 1784 in Kent County, Del.; lived in Tenn. and Ala. before settling near Hillsboro, Miss., in 1826; circuit judge of Scott County 1830-1838; State house of representatives 1838-1844, serving as speaker in 1842 and 1843; Democrat to 28th and 29th (1843-1847) Congresses; d. Jan. 4, 1865 at his plantation near Hillsboro) |