| ROBERTS (Soundex
R163)
— See also
BROSTER,
FLEMING-ROBERTS,
HIMMEL-ROBERTS,
MACROBERT,
MCROBERT,
MCROBERTS,
PROBERT,
RABERTS,
ROBBERTS,
ROBE,
ROBER,
ROBERDS,
ROBERT,
ROBERTI,
ROBERTJEANNE,
ROBERTO,
ROBERTSE,
ROBERTSON,
RUBERTUS.
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Roberts, E. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1868.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, E. E. —
of Warren, Trumbull
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1908.
Burial location unknown.
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E. See Edwin Ewing
Roberts |
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Roberts, E. L. —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1944
(alternate), 1948,
1956
(alternate).
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, E. W. —
of Holdrege, Phelps
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
state house of representatives, 1909-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Earl See V.
Earl Roberts |
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Roberts, Earl, Jr. —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Longview, Tex., 2000-03.
Still living as of 2003.
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Roberts, Earl E. —
of Steelville, Crawford
County, Mo.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Crawford County, 1925-30.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Ed L. —
of Amarillo, Potter
County, Tex.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Texas.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Mrs. Ed S. —
of Alva, Woods
County, Okla.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Oklahoma, 1936.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edith —
also known as Mrs. Roy Roberts —
of Okemos, Ingham
County, Mich.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1947-51.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Mayor
of Philadelphia, Pa., 1739-40.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward C. —
of Lawndale, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Lawndale, Calif., 1972-73, 1978-79, 1981-82.
Still living as of 1982.
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Roberts, Edward D.
(1864-1920) —
of Colton, San
Bernardino County, Calif.
Born in Cambria, Columbia
County, Wis., July 18,
1864.
Republican. California
state treasurer, 1911-15; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from California, 1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Died, three days after surgery for acute appendicitis,
at Ramona Hospital,
San Bernardino, San
Bernardino County, Calif., August
4, 1920 (age 56 years, 17
days).
Entombed at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
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Roberts, Edward F. —
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1856.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward F. —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1871.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward F. —
of Pennsylvania.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1938.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward Gallatin
(1878-1931) —
also known as Gallatin Roberts —
of Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C.
Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe
County, N.C., October
26, 1878.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer; Buncombe
County Attorney, 1907-08; member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County,
1911-16; mayor
of Asheville, N.C., 1919-23, 1927-30; as mayor, he found that
millions of dollars of city money were held in the failing Asheville
Central Bank and Trust Company; rather than bringing the bank down
and losing the money, he helped sustain it for a while by maintaining
city deposits there.
Presbyterian.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Following the collapse of Central Bank and Trust, and the city's loss
of $4 million in deposits, he was forced to
resign as mayor, and later indicted
over his alleged misuse
of city funds to support the bank; shot and
killed
himself in an office
lavatory, Asheville, Buncombe
County, N.C., February
25, 1931 (age 52 years, 122
days).
Interment at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, N.C.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob R. Roberts and Mary Elizabeth (Buckner) Roberts; married, January
19, 1907, to Mary Altha Sams. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Knoxville News-Sentinel,
May 13, 1931 |
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Roberts, Edward J. —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 1st District,
1922.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward L. —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward L. —
of North Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from North Canaan; elected 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward R. —
of Westchester, Cook
County, Ill.
Village
president of Westchester, Illinois, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Edward Spellman
(1842-1923) —
also known as Edward S. Roberts —
of East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Goshen, Litchfield
County, Conn., April
15, 1842.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school
teacher; creamery
business; bank
director; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1875, 1889; member of Connecticut
Democratic State Central Committee, 1901; Connecticut
state treasurer, 1913-15; defeated, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Grand
Army of the Republic; Grange.
Died April 9,
1923 (age 80 years, 359
days).
Interment at Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan, North Canaan, Conn.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Roberts and Hannah (Spellman) Roberts; married, September
4, 1867, to Lois Jane Briggs. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Hartford Courant,
September 13, 1906 |
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Edwin See C.
Edwin Roberts |
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Roberts, Edwin Ewing
(1870-1933) —
also known as Edwin E. Roberts; E. E.
Roberts —
of Carson
City, Nev.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Pleasant Grove, Sutter
County, Calif., December
12, 1870.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Nevada at-large, 1911-19; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Nevada, 1912,
1924,
1928
(Convention
Vice-President), 1932;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Nevada, 1918; mayor of
Reno, Nev., 1920.
Member, Freemasons;
Woodmen.
Died in 1933
(age about
62 years).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Reno, Nev.
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Roberts, Elaine —
of South Dakota.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from South
Dakota, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
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Roberts, Eli F. —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1875.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Eli S. (born
c.1855) —
of Bridgewater, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in New Milford, Litchfield
County, Conn., about 1855.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Bridgewater, 1917-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Elijah J. —
of Michigan.
Adjutant
General of Michigan, 1842-44; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention, 1850.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Elisha —
Delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Ayish Bayou, 1833.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Elizabeth H. —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lieutenant
Governor of Rhode Island, 2007-12; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Rhode Island, 2008,
2012.
Female.
Still living as of 2012.
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Roberts, Ellen Ann —
of Downingtown, Chester
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
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Roberts, Ellis Henry
(1827-1918) —
also known as Ellis H. Roberts —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., September
30, 1827.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1864,
1868;
member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 2nd District, 1867; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1871-75 (21st District 1871-73,
22nd District 1873-75); defeated, 1874; banker;
Treasurer of the United States, 1897-1905.
Presbyterian.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Skull
and Bones; American
Historical Association.
Died in 1918
(age about
90 years).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Utica, N.Y.
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Roberts, Elmer C. —
of Kentucky.
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Kentucky 8th District, 1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Elyse Kovac —
of Crystal Lake, McHenry
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Roberts, Emmor (b. 1890) —
of Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., March
13, 1890.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1916-21;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1922-27.
Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Ernest L. —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at Baton
Rouge, La., 1952-53.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Ernest William
(1858-1924) —
also known as Ernest W. Roberts —
of Chelsea, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Born in East Madison, Madison, Somerset
County, Maine, November
22, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1894-96; member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1897-98; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1899-1917 (7th District
1899-1913, 9th District 1913-17); defeated, 1916.
Died in 1924
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Everett, Mass.
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Eugene See J.
Eugene Roberts |
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Roberts, Eugene D. —
of Lake City, Missaukee
County, Mich.
Republican. Candidate for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Arenac District,
1961.
Still living as of 1961.
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Roberts, Eugene V., Jr. —
of Edna, Labette
County, Kan.
Conservative. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kansas.
Still living as of 1972.
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Roberts, Evan —
of Johnstown, Cambria
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Johnstown,
Pa., 1865-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Evan Garrett
(1870-1949) —
also known as Evan G. Roberts —
of Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va.
Born in Moundsville, Marshall
County, W.Va., May 4,
1870.
Republican. Mayor
of Moundsville, W.Va., 1910; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Marshall County, 1927-28;
member of West
Virginia state senate 2nd District, 1929-32.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Kiwanis.
Died October
28, 1949 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Mt.
Rose Cemetery, Moundsville, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of John Clinton Roberts and Elmira Adelaide (Garrett) Roberts;
married to Cora Luella Courtwright. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1929 |
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Roberts, Everett D. —
of South Dakota.
Judge
of South Dakota state supreme court 3rd District, 1931-70.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, F. A. —
of Wayne
County, Mich.
Prohibition candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 7th District,
1950.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, F. B. —
Member of Virginia
state senate 25th District, 1906-07.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, F. B. —
of Belle Fourche, Butte
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state senate 31st District, 1957-60.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, F. M. (b. 1869) —
of Knoxville, Marion
County, Iowa.
Born in Mahaska
County, Iowa, 1869.
Democrat. Physician;
member of Iowa
state senate 15th District; elected 1948.
Christian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, F. M. —
of DeRidder, Beauregard
Parish, La.
Mayor
of DeRidder, La., 1934-40, 1958-62.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Farrell Eugene
(1922-1985) —
also known as Farrell E. Roberts —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Bloomfield Hills, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, March
29, 1922.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in
the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; lawyer; Oakland
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1953-54; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 3rd District,
1957-60; member of Michigan
state senate, 1961-64, 1965-66 (12th District 1961-64, 14th
District 1965-66); candidate for Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 2nd District, 1964, 1974 (primary); circuit
judge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1967-78.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Delta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Theta Phi; Kiwanis;
Elks; Amvets.
Died in 1985
(age about
63 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Farris, Jr. —
of Owsley
County, Ky.
Member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1910-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Floyd H.
(1879-1967) —
Born in Bristol,
Va., March
29, 1879.
U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Virginia, 1938-39.
Died January
29, 1967 (age 87 years, 306
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Ford Franklin
(1912-1959) —
also known as Ford F. Roberts —
of Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Milton, Cabell
County, W.Va., March 7,
1912.
Democrat. Merchant;
insurance
agent; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1949-52.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Moose.
Died, in St. Mary's Hospital,
Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., June 19,
1959 (age 47 years, 104
days).
Interment at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, W.Va.
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Relatives: Son
of James Maxwell Roberts and Lula Mae (Shamlin) Roberts; married, July 20,
1936, to Gladys C. Simonton. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: West Virginia Blue Book
1951 |
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Roberts, Forrest G. —
of Lexington, Lafayette
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Missouri
state senate 16th District, 1954.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank (born
c.1855) —
of Silver Lane, East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in East Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., about 1855.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from East Hartford, 1901-02; first
selectman of East Hartford, Connecticut, 1904-11, 1917-24.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
California, 1916.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank —
of Oskaloosa, Jefferson
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Mrs. Frank —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Roberts, Frank B. —
of Marshall, Madison
County, N.C.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
North Carolina, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank C. —
of Lancaster, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Mayor
of Lancaster, Calif., 2004.
Still living as of 2004.
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Roberts, Frank D. —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank D. —
of Pemiscot
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Pemiscot County, 1901-02.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank M. —
of Pierpont, Day
County, S.Dak.
Member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 34th District, 1925-28.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank S. —
of Barkhamsted, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Barkhamsted; elected 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank S. —
of Breckenridge, Stephens
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frank W. —
U.S. Consul in Cape Town, as of 1897.
Burial location unknown.
|
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Fred See Frederick Madison
Roberts |
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Roberts, Fred —
of Westville, Vermilion
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Mrs. Fred —
of California.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Fred O. —
of Milwaukie, Clackamas
County, Ore.
Mayor
of Milwaukie, Ore., 1940-45.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Fred S. —
of Laconia, Belknap
County, N.H.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state senate 6th District; elected 1916; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frederick C. —
of Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1912;
mayor
of Easton, Pa., 1933.
Burial location unknown.
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Roberts, Frederick Madison
(1879-1952) —
also known as Frederick M. Roberts; Fred
Roberts —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Chillicothe, Ross
County, Ohio, September
14, 1879.
Republican. Mortician;
member of California
state assembly, 1919-34; defeated, 1934; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1932,
1940,
1944,
1948;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 14th District, 1946.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Urban
League.
First
African-American state legislator in California; descendancy from
Thomas Jefferson confirmed by DNA evidence in 1998.
Died, from injuries received in an automobile
accident the day before, in Los Angeles County General Hospital,
Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 19,
1952 (age 72 years, 309
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
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Relatives: Son
of Andrew Jackson Roberts and Ellen Wayles (Hemings) Roberts;
married, November
30, 1921, to Pearl W. Hinds; grandnephew of Martha
Jefferson Randolph; great-grandson of Thomas
Jefferson; third great-grandnephew of Richard
Randolph; first cousin once removed of Francis
Wayles Eppes, Benjamin
Franklin Randolph, Meriwether
Lewis Randolph and George
Wythe Randolph; first cousin twice removed of Dabney
Carr; first cousin four times removed of Richard
Bland and Peyton
Randolph (1721-1775); second cousin of Thomas
Jefferson Coolidge; second cousin once removed of Dabney
Smith Carr and John
Gardner Coolidge; second cousin thrice removed of Theodorick
Bland, Edmund
Jenings Randolph, Beverley
Randolph and John
Randolph of Roanoke; third cousin once removed of John
Jordan Crittenden, Thomas
Turpin Crittenden, Robert
Crittenden, Carter
Henry Harrison and Edith
Wilson; third cousin twice removed of John
Marshall, Henry
Lee, Charles
Lee, James
Markham Marshall, Thomas
Mann Randolph Jr., Alexander
Keith Marshall, Edmund
Jennings Lee, Peyton
Randolph (1779-1828) and Henry
St. George Tucker; fourth cousin of Alexander
Parker Crittenden, Thomas
Leonidas Crittenden, Thomas
Theodore Crittenden and Carter
Henry Harrison II; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Marshall, James
Keith Marshall, Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker, Edmund
Randolph and Thomas
Theodore Crittenden Jr.. |
| | | Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell
family of Virginia; Lee-Randolph
family; Walker-Randolph
family of Huntsville, Alabama (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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