Charlie Robertson (mayor)

Charlie Robertson
22nd Mayor of York, Pennsylvania
In office
1994 – January 7, 2002
Preceded byWilliam Althaus
Succeeded byJohn S. Brenner
Personal details
Born
Charles H. Robertson

(1934-04-12)April 12, 1934
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 2017(2017-08-24) (aged 83)
York, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Cause of deathCancer
Political partyDemocratic
Children1 son, adopted[1]
EducationWilliam Penn Senior High School
Known forrole in the 1969 York Race Riot
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Years of servicetwo, in the 1950s

Charles H. Robertson (April 12, 1934 – August 24, 2017)[2] was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of York, Pennsylvania from 1994 to January 2002. In May 2001, Robertson was charged for a murder during the York race riots in July 1969, but was acquitted in October 2002.[3][4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ydrdead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bunch, William (September 2, 2001). "Handcuffed By History". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  3. ^ Joyce, Eileen (August 25, 2017). "The Rundown: Who was Charlie Robertson?". WITF-York Daily Record. Archived from the original on May 28, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  4. ^ Scolforo, Mark (August 24, 2017). "Ex-York mayor acquitted of 1969 race riot murder dies". Philadelphia Tribune. Retrieved August 25, 2017.