Wyndham Robertson | |
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 Portrait of Wyndham Robertson ca. 1880 by L.M.D. Guillaume | |
| Acting Governor of Virginia | |
| In office 1836–1837 | |
| Preceded by | Littleton Waller Tazewell as Governor |
| Succeeded by | David Campbell as Governor |
| Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1838–1841 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Stanard |
| Succeeded by | Raleigh T. Daniel |
| Constituency | Richmond, Virginia |
| Virginia House of Delegates | |
| In office 1859–1865 Serving with Gustavus A. Myers, David J. Saunders (1859-1860) John O. Stegar, Thomas H. Wynne, Thomas B. Bigger (1861-1863) David I. Burr, David J. Saunders (1863-1865) | |
| Preceded by | Joseph R. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Peachy R. Grattan |
| Constituency | Richmond, Virginia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 26, 1803 near Manchester, Chesterfield County, Virginia, US |
| Died | February 11, 1888 (aged 85) Abingdon, Virginia, US |
| Political party | Whig |
| Spouse | Mary Trigg Smith |
| Children | 4 daughters, 2 sons |
| Residence(s) | Richmond, Virginia, US Abingdon, Virginia, US |
| Occupation | lawyer, farmer, businessman |
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Wyndham Robertson (January 26, 1803 – February 11, 1888) was the Acting Governor of the U.S. state of Virginia from 1836 to 1837. He also twice served multiple terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, the second series representing Richmond during the American Civil War.[1]
A Whig, Robertson advocated for the United States during the secession crisis that precipitated the Civil War. However, after Lincoln's call for troops, he joined in Virginia's secession. After the war, he was a member of the Committee of Nine that helped usher Virginia back into the Union without imposing disabilities upon former Confederates. Near the end of his life, Robertson published a book about Pocahontas and her descendants, including himself.
- ^ Lewis Preston Summers, History of Southwest Virginia (Richmond 1903), p. 766