Alexander Robertson or Alex Robertson may refer to:
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Alexander Robertson (artist)
Alexander Robertson (1772–1841) was a Scottish-American artist. In the 1790s he founded the Columbian Academy of Painting in New York with his brother Archibald Robertson.
Early life
Robertson was born in Monymusk, near Aberdeen,William Dunl ...
(1772–1841), Scottish-American artist and co-founder of Columbian Academy of Painting
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Alexander Robertson (Canadian politician)
Alexander Robertson (December 5, 1838 – February 29, 1888) was a lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Hastings West provincially in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1879 to 1882 and Hastings West federally ...
(1838–1888), lawyer and politician from Ontario, Canada
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Alexander Rocke Robertson (1841–1881), Canadian politician
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(1847–1920), politician from Ontario, Canada
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Alexander D. Robertson (1849–1921), politician from Prince Edward Island, Canada
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Eck Robertson
Alexander Campbell "Eck" Robertson (born November 20, 1887, in Delaney, Arkansas, died February 15, 1975, in Borger, Texas) was an American fiddle player, mostly known for commercially recording the first country music songs in 1922 with Henry Gi ...
(Alexander Robertson, 1887–1975), American fiddle player
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Alex Robertson (Scottish footballer)
Alexander Robertson (born 1878; year of death unknown) was a Scottish association football, footballer, whose regular position was as a midfielder, half-back. He played for Hibernian F.C., Hibernian, Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, and ...
(fl. 1902–1903), Scottish footballer
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Alex Robertson (Australian rules footballer)
Alexander John Robertson (4 January 1887 – 6 August 1915), a geologist and mining engineer, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the University Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1910.
He served in the First ...
(1887–1915), Australian rules footballer for University
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Alexander Robertson (police officer) (1896–1970), British police officer, Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1958–1961
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Alexander Robertson (MP)
Alexander Robertson (14 February 1779 – 17 December 1856) was an English politician.
He was elected at the 1818 as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the rotten borough of Grampound in Cornwall,
and was re-elected in 1820
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(1779–1856), British Member of Parliament for Grampound
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Alexander Robertson (chemist)
Alexander Robertson FRS (12 February 1896 – 9 February 1970) was a British chemist. He was awarded the Davy Medal in 1952 ''"In recognition of his researches into the chemistry of natural products, particularly the wide range of glycosides, b ...
(1896–1970), British chemist
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Alexander Robertson (rugby union)
Alexander Robertson (1 October 1848 – 13 May 1913) was a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for West of Scotland. He was a Forward.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Robertson played for West of Scotland. He was p ...
(1848–1913), Scottish rugby union player
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Alexander George Morison Robertson
Alexander George Morison Robertson (September 3, 1867 – August 21, 1947) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii from March 9, 1911 to January 1, 1918.
Robertson was the son of George Morison Robertson, "a distinguished associate just ...
(1867–1947), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii
*Alexander Robertson, the name of several chiefs of
Clan Donnachaidh
Clan Robertson, is correctly known as Clan Donnachaidh ( Duncan ) () () is a Scottish clan. The principal surnames of the clan are Robertson, Reid and Duncan but there are also many other septs.
History Origins
There are two main theories as t ...
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Alexander Robertson & Sons
Alexander Robertson & Sons was a boatyard in Sandbank, Argyll, Sandbank, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, from 1876 to 1980. The yard was located on the shore of the Holy Loch, not far from the Royal Clyde Yacht Club (RCYC) at Hunters Quay, in the bui ...
, British boat building company
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Alexander Robertson (veterinary surgeon)
Sir Alexander Robertson (3 February 1908 – 5 September 1990) was a Scottish veterinarian and administrator.
Life
Robertson was born on 3 February 1908 in Aberdeen, the youngest and only surviving child of Barbara Minty Strath and Alexander ...
(1908–1990), Scottish veterinarian
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Alexander Provan Robertson
Alexander Provan Robertson FRSE FIMA (16 June 1925 – 31 January 1995) was a 20th century Scottish mathematician who emigrated to Australia.
Life
He was born on 16 June 1925 in Glasgow the only child of an assistant railway station master. He wa ...
(1925–1995), Scottish mathematician
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Alexander Cunningham Robertson
General Alexander Cunningham Robertson FRSE CB (1816–1884) was a 19th British general and amateur poet.
Life
He was born in Edinburgh on 8 February 1816 the son of Major David Robertson, of the Royal Marines living at Albanty Row. He was e ...
(1816–1884), British general and amateur poet
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Alexander Robertson (New York politician)
Alexander Robertson (January 7, 1825 – August 5, 1902) was an American businessman and politician from New York.
Life
Robertson was born on January 7, 1825 in Warrensburg, New York. He moved with his family to Moreau, then Fort Edward.
Whe ...
(1825–1902), American businessman and politician from New York
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Alexander Robertson (footballer, born 2003), English/Scottish/Australian/Peruvian footballer
See also
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Sandy Robertson (disambiguation) Sandy Robertson may refer to:
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1860), Scottish football player for Preston North End
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1878)
* Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971), Scottish football player for Rangers
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