Thomas J. Robertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas J. Robertson

American politician

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1823

Place of Birth: Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 13-Oct-1897

Profession: politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas James Robertson (August 3, 1823 – October 13, 1897) was a United States Senator from South Carolina.
Born near Winnsboro, he completed preparatory studies and graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1843.
He engaged in planting and was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1865. Upon the readmission of the State of South Carolina to representation in 1868, Robertson was elected as a Republican to the U.S.
Senate; he was reelected in 1871 and served from July 15, 1868, to March 4, 1877, and was not a candidate for reelection.
While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Manufactures (Forty-second through Forty-fourth Congresses).
He retired from public life and active business due to ill health, and in 1897 died in Columbia.
Interment was in Elmwood Cemetery.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat



Alternative names	Levin C. Handy
Description	American photographer
Date of birth/death	10 August 1855	26 March 1932 / 23 March 1932
Location of birth/death	Washington, D.C.	Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q12033170 VIAF: 58349202 ISNI: 0000 0000 3167 288X LCCN: n96077991 Open Library: OL6939460A WorldCat