Sterling C. Robertson

Sterling C. Robertson
Born(1785-10-02)October 2, 1785
Nashville, North Carolina (now Nashville, Tennessee), U.S.
DiedMarch 4, 1842(1842-03-04) (aged 56)
Resting placeTexas State Cemetery
30°15′59″N 97°43′36″W / 30.26639°N 97.72667°W / 30.26639; -97.72667
Children2, including Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson

Sterling Clack Robertson (1785–1842) was an empresario from Tennessee, during Mexican Texas. He introduced 600 families into Robertson's Colony. Robertson was also an elected delegate to the Washington-on-the-Brazos convention, signing both the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. He became a senator during the first two sessions of the Congress of the Republic of Texas.