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.
Thomas Bolling Robertson
Louisiana Eastern District Court
Born 1779 in Petersburg, VA
Died 1828 in White Sulphur Springs, VA (now WV)
FJC ID: 2027
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- LouisianaGovernor · 1820–1822
- State of LouisianaAttorney general · 1822
- Private practice, Louisiana1818–1820
- U.S. representative from Louisiana1812–1818
- Louisiana TerritorySecretary · 1807–1811
- Orleans TerritoryAttorney general · 1806–1807
- Private practice, Petersburg, Virginia1806
Appointments
1824–1828 · Appointed by James Monroe (Jeffersonian Republican)Term ended: Death
1824–1828 · Appointed by James Monroe (Jeffersonian Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- College of William and Mary
- Read law1806