Alice Mary Robertson (1854 - 1931)

Born 2 Jan 1854 in Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1931 at age 77 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

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Preceded by William W. Hastings

U.S. House of Representatives Oklahoma 2nd Congressional District First Woman to Preside Over the House of Representatives 67th, Congress: 1921 – 1923

Succeeded by William W. Hastings

Biography

Alice Robertson is Notable.

Alice Robertson was an Oklahoman.

Alice Mary Robertson was born 2 Jan 1854 in Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation.

She was the daughter of William Schenk Robertson and Ann Eliza (Worcester) Robertson

Alice Robertson, the teacher

US Congresswoman. Born at the Tullahassee Mission, Creek Nation, Indian Territory Oklahoma, she became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress and the first from the State of Oklahoma. She began her career working as a clerk at the U.S. Indian Office in Washington, D.C., (1873-79). Returning to Indian Territory, she taught school and established the Nuyaka Mission in 1882. Robertson was chosen as supervisor of Creek Indian schools, serving (1900-04), when President Theodore Roosevelt appointed her Postmaster of Muskogee, Oklahoma, serving (1904-13). Concerned about the direction of American society, she ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and was elected as a Republican to the 67th Congress, serving (1921-23). During her term, she became the first woman to preside over the House of Representatives. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, she was appointed in charge of the Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She died at age 77 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

There is a large Alice Robertson Junior High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma dedicated to Alice Robertson

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WQ-3YY : 18 February 2021), Mary A Robertson in entry for William S Robertson, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQK-J94 : accessed 20 April 2021), Alice M Robertson, Muskogee Ward 4, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 119, sheet 20B, fam...

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN1G-98H : 3 February 2021), Miss Allice Robertson, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCW6-HKC : accessed 20 April 2021), Alice M Robertson, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 12B, line 55, fa...

• Wikipedia:Alice_Mary_Robertson

She "was an American educator, social worker, government official, and politician who became the second woman to serve in the United States Congress, and the first from the state of Oklahoma. Robertson was the first woman to defeat an incumbent congressman. She was known for her strong personality, commitment to Native American issues, and an anti-feminist stance."

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Aug 2019), "Record of John Orr", Ancestor # A084239.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Aug 2012), "Record of Israel Platt", Ancestor # A089606.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Aug 2019), "Record of Stephen Platt", Ancestor # A089650.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Aug 2019), "Record of George Robertson", Ancestor # A097151.

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 30 Aug 2019), "Record of Noah Worcester", Ancestor # A130400.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6786150 "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVW-5H3R : 26 July 2019), Alice Robertson, 1931; Burial, Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States of America, Greenhill Cemetery

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Alice Mary Robertson

• Wikidata: Item Q528513

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6786150 memorial page for Alice Mary Robertson (2 Jan 1854–1 Jul 1931), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6786150, citing Greenhill Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.