The 1879 United States Senate election in New York was held on January 21, 1879, by the New York State Legislature to elect a U.S. senator to represent the State of New York in the United States Senat
Hon. Roscoe Conkling, N.Y NARA 527412
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William H. Robertson
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William Henry Robertson, also known as W. H. Robertson, was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served in the New York State Assembly, the New York State Senate, and the United States
1879 United States Senate election in New York
…January 7 to May 22, 1879, at Albany, New York. The caucus of Republican State legislators met on January 20, Temporary President of the State Senate William H. Robertson presided. Present were all Republican legislators except State Senator Louis S. Goebel (6th D.) and Assemblyman James W. Wadsworth. They re-nominated…
Robertson in the 1860s