# Ernest W. Roberts

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American politician

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Ernest W. Roberts Ernest W. Roberts circa 1908[1] Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts In office March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1917 Preceded by William Emerson Barrett Succeeded by Alvan T. Fuller Constituency 7th district (1899–1913) 9th district (1913–17) Member of the Massachusetts Senate[1] First Suffolk District[2] In office 1897–1898 Preceded by Joseph Brewster Maccabe[3] Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives[1] In office 1894–1896 City of Chelsea City Council[1] In office 1887–1888 Personal details Born November 22, 1858 East Madison, Maine, U.S. Died September 27, 1924(1924-09-27) (aged 65) Party Republican Spouse Sara Weeks Roberts Alma mater Highland Military Academy, Boston University Law School Profession Attorney

**Ernest William Roberts** (November 22, 1858 – February 27, 1924) was a [U.S. representative](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).

Born in [East Madison, Maine](/source/Madison%2C_Maine), Roberts attended the public schools in [Chelsea, Massachusetts](/source/Chelsea%2C_Massachusetts). He was graduated from [Highland Military Academy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Highland_Military_Academy&action=edit&redlink=1), [Worcester, Massachusetts](/source/Worcester%2C_Massachusetts), in 1877, and from the law school of [Boston University](/source/Boston_University). Roberts was [admitted to the bar](/source/Admission_to_the_bar_in_the_United_States) in 1881 and then practiced in Boston. He served as member of the city council of [Chelsea](/source/Chelsea%2C_Massachusetts) in 1887 and 1888. He served as member of the state [House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) in 1894 and 1896. He served in the state [Senate](/source/Massachusetts_Senate) in 1897 and 1898.

Roberts was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Fifty-sixth](/source/56th_United_States_Congress) and to the eight succeeding Congresses. He represented the 7th Massachusetts congressional district from March 4, 1899, until March 3, 1913, and, after redistricting, represented the 9th Massachusetts congressional district from March 4, 1913 to March 3, 1917.[4] He was chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims ([Sixty-first](/source/61st_United_States_Congress) Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate in 1916, losing with 16,765 votes to [Alvan T. Fuller](/source/Alvan_T._Fuller), another Republican running as an Independent, with 17,079.[5]

Roberts was named a Regent of the [Smithsonian Institution](/source/Smithsonian_Institution) December 1913 and reappointed to another term two years later.

After leaving Congress he practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death on February 27, 1924. He was buried in [Woodlawn Cemetery](/source/Woodlawn_Cemetery_(Everett%2C_Massachusetts)), [Everett, Massachusetts](/source/Everett%2C_Massachusetts).

## See also

- [119th Massachusetts General Court (1898)](/source/119th_Massachusetts_General_Court_(1898))

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-whoswho1908p20_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-whoswho1908p20_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-whoswho1908p20_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-whoswho1908p20_1-3) *Who's Who in State Politics, 1908*, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 20

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bridgman1897p118_2-0)** Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1897), *A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume VI*, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 118

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Bridgman1896p131_3-0)** Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1896), *A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume V*, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 131

1. **[^](#cite_ref-cd_4-0)** ["S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903"](https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/SERIALSET-04562_00_00-001-0001-0000). *GovInfo.gov*. U.S. Government Printing Office. November 9, 1903. p. 49. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Congress, United States (1920). [*Congressional Directory, 66th Congress, 2nd Session*](https://books.google.com/books?id=p8g-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA46). p. 46.

### Bibliography

- *Who's who in State Politics, 1908* Practical Politics (1908) p. 20.

- United States Congress. ["Ernest W. Roberts (id: R000311)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000311). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by William Emerson Barrett Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1913 Succeeded by Michael Francis Phelan Preceded by William F. Murray Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 Succeeded by Alvan T. Fuller

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