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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—MassachusettsErnest William ROBERTS
(1858-1924)
ROBERTS, Ernest William, a
Representative from Massachusetts; born in East Madison, Maine,
November 22, 1858; attended the public schools in Chelsea, Mass.;
was graduated from Highland Military Academy, Worcester, Mass., in
1877, and from the law school of Boston University; was admitted to
the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Boston; member of the
city council of Chelsea in 1887 and 1888; member of the State house
of representatives in 1894 and 1896; served in the State senate in
1897 and 1898; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to
the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1917);
chairman, Committee on Private Land Claims (Sixty-first Congress);
unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916; after retiring
from public life practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death
on February 27, 1924; interment in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett,
Middlesex County, Mass.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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