Thomas B. Robertson

This article is about the U.S. Representative and Governor of Louisiana. For other people with a similar name, see Thomas Robertson (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Thomas Bolling Robertson.
Thomas B. Robertson
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
In office
May 26, 1824 – October 5, 1828
Appointed byJames Monroe
Preceded byJohn Dick
Succeeded bySamuel Hadden Harper
3rd Governor of Louisiana
In office
December 18, 1820 – November 15, 1822
Preceded byJacques Villeré
Succeeded byHenry S. Thibodaux
Attorney General of Louisiana
In office
1819–1821
GovernorJacques Villeré
Preceded byLouis Moreau-Lislet
Succeeded byEtienne Mazureau
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Louisiana's at-large district
In office
April 30, 1812 – April 20, 1818
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byThomas Butler
Personal details
Born
Thomas Bolling Robertson

(1779-02-27)February 27, 1779
Petersburg, Virginia
DiedOctober 5, 1828(1828-10-05) (aged 49)
White Sulphur Springs, Virginia
Resting placeCopeland Hill Cemetery
White Sulphur Springs,
West Virginia
Political partyDemocratic-Republican
RelationsFulwar Skipwith
RelativesJohn Robertson
Wyndham Robertson
EducationCollege of William & Mary
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Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 – October 5, 1828) was an American politician who served as Attorney General of the Orleans Territory, Secretary of the Louisiana Territory, a United States representative from Louisiana, the 3rd Governor of Louisiana, Attorney General of Louisiana and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.