Thomas B. Robertson
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana | |
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In office May 26, 1824 – October 5, 1828 |
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| Appointed by | James Monroe |
| Preceded by | John Dick |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Hadden Harper |
| 27th; 3rd after U.S. Statehood Governor of Louisiana | |
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In office December 18, 1820 – November 15, 1824 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Villeré |
| Succeeded by | Henry S. Thibodaux |
| Attorney General of Louisiana | |
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In office 1819–1821 |
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| Preceded by | Louis Moreau-Lislet |
| Succeeded by | Etienne Mazureau |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's at-large district |
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In office April 30, 1812 – April 20, 1818 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Butler |
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February 27, 1779 Petersburg, Virginia |
| Died | October 5, 1828 (aged 49) White Sulphur Springs, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lelia Skipwith |
| Alma mater | College of William and Mary |
| Religion | Episcopalian |
Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 – October 5, 1828) was the first member of the U.S. House of Representatives to represent the state of Louisiana, its third Governor, the Attorney General of Louisiana before and after statehood, and a United States federal judge.
Robertson was born near Petersburg, Virginia. After graduating from the College of William and Mary in 1795, he read law to enter the bar in 1806 and briefly practiced in Petersburg. He moved to the Territory of Orleans (today's Louisiana) and was appointed territorial attorney general by Governor William C.C. Claiborne, from 1806 to 1807. He was then Secretary of the Territory of Orleans from 1807 until 1812, in which year Louisiana became a state, on April 30.
Thomas Robertson was the state's first representative in Congress. He served four terms as a Democratic-Republican, until his resignation in 1818. He briefly returned to private practice in Louisiana at that time, where he was appointed Attorney General of Louisiana from 1819 to 1820. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1821.
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