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Thomas Bolling Robertson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana · 1824

Thomas Bolling Robertson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. 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…

Education

  • College of William and Mary
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Career

Private practice, Petersburg, Virginia, 1806; Attorney general, Orleans Territory, 1806-1807; Secretary, Louisiana Territory, 1807-1811; U.S. representative from Louisiana, 1812-1818; Private practice, Louisiana, 1818-1820; Governor, Louisiana, 1820-1822; Attorney general, State of Louisiana, 1822

Biography

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…

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