Edward Vivian Robertson (May 27, 1881 – April 15, 1963)^[1] was a Welsh-born American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate for Wyoming from 1943 to 1949.

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Edward Robertson
United States Senator from Wyoming
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Henry H. Schwartz
Succeeded by	Lester C. Hunt
Personal details
Born	Edward Vivian Robertson (1881-05-27)May 27, 1881 Cardiff, Wales
Died	April 15, 1963(1963-04-15) (aged 81) Pendleton, Oregon, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Military service
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1899–1902
Unit	Welch Regiment
Battles/wars	Second Boer War

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Born in Cardiff, Wales, he served in the Third Battalion of the Welsh Regiment during the Second Boer War from 1899 to 1902. He then engaged in mechanical and electric power engineering from 1902 to 1912.^[2]

Robertson emigrated to the United States in 1912 and settled in Park County, Wyoming. He raised livestock and engaged in the mercantile business at Cody, Wyoming, from 1912 to 1942.^[3]

Robertson was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1942 and served from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1949. During his tenure, Robertson introduced legislation that would grant full citizenship to Native Americans.^[4] He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1948, and he retired from political and public life.^[5]

Robertson was a resident of Cody until 1958 when he moved to Pendleton, Oregon, where he died in 1963. He was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery in Baker, Oregon.

• List of United States senators born outside the United States

• Edward V. Robertson at Find a Grave
• United States Congress. "Edward V. Robertson (id: R000320)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.