Charles Robertson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Dakota's at-large district
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949
Preceded byUsher L. Burdick
Succeeded byUsher L. Burdick
Personal details
Born(1889-09-05)September 5, 1889
Arlington, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedFebruary 18, 1951(1951-02-18) (aged 61)
Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S
Political partyRepublican

Charles Raymond Robertson (September 5, 1889 – February 18, 1951) was a U.S. Republican politician.

Robertson was born to Scottish immigrants on a farm in Arlington, Wisconsin[1][2] and attended Poynette High School.[2] He attended Parker College in Winnebago, Minnesota, where he studied commerce,[2] and he moved to Mandan, North Dakota in 1917.[1] He was elected as a Republican to the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota and served from January 3, 1941, to January 3, 1943. He failed to be renominated to the House in 1942. He was elected to the House in 1944 and again in 1946 and served from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1949.[1] He died of a heart attack in Bismarck, North Dakota.[2][3]

Legacy

The Robertson Lignite Research Laboratory in Grand Forks, North Dakota was named after Robertson in 1951.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charles R. Robertson Dies Here. Was Member of Congress Three Terms (continued)". The Bismarck Tribune. February 19, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Served 3 Terms During His Colorful Political Career". Steele County Press. March 8, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved September 19, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ↑ "Charles R. Robertson Dies Here. Was Member of Congress Three Terms". The Bismarck Tribune. February 19, 1951. p. 1. Retrieved September 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ↑ "Lignite Lab to Open". St. Cloud Times. July 26, 1951. p. 20. Retrieved September 18, 2019 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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