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Admiral Marion Clinton Robertson

Admiral Marion Clinton Robertson[1, 2]

Male 1885 - 1953  (68 years)

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  • Name Marion Clinton Robertson 
    Title Admiral 
    Birth 1885  Calvert, Robertson, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Graduation 1909  Navel Academy Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation US Navy Rear Admiral 
    Death 19 Nov 1953  Annapolis, Anne Arundel, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 23 Nov 1953  US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2392  Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Sep 2014 

    Father Julian Octavius Robertson,   b. 21 Jul 1850, Mathewsville, Pocahontas, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jul 1920, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mary Taylor,   b. 27 Sep 1853, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1906, Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years) 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1878  Houston, Harris, TX Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Histories
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Family ID F427  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Marion Clinton Robertson
    Marion Clinton Robertson
    1909 U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY ANNAPOLIS, MD.
    Nicknames: "MIKE", "BOBBIE"

    Headstones
    Marion C Robertson Gravestone
    Marion C Robertson Gravestone
    MARION CLINTON ROBERTSON / REAR ADMIRAL / UNITED STATES NAVY / 1885 - 1953
    Plot: Section 2, Lot 198

    Histories
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor
    Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor

  • Notes 
    • from "The Washington Post", 21 Nov 1953 (Proquest Historical Newspapers)
      REAR ADM. M.C. ROBERTSON, ORDNANCE EXPERT, DIES AT 68
      Rear Admiral Marion Clinton Robertson, 68, USN (ret.), who served several tours in Washington before retiring on August 1, 1947, died at his Annapolis home Thursday following a heart attack. Admiral Robertson, a veteran of both World Wars and an ordnance specialist, was found in his home by a neighbor. A bachelor, he had lived alone there since his retirement. Born in Calvert, Tex., he attended the University of Texas for 1 1/2 years before entering the Naval Academy. He was a member of the football squad and captain of the track team there. He graduated in June, 1909. Admiral Robertson won the Legion of Merit in October, 1944, for his efforts in helping to expand the war effort from Pearl Harbor. Earlier in the war, he had served aboard cruisers in the Sough Pacific and also was a veteran of battleship duty. He was Later awarded a gold star in lieu of a second Legion of Merit fur his service in European waters. Admiral Robertson is survived by two brothers, Norman T. Robertson, of Scarsdale, N.Y., and Alfred T. Robertson, of Houston, Tex.; and two sisters, Mrs A.K. Taylor, of Houston and Mrs. C.M. Spainhour, of 1518 44th st. nw. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in St. Andrews Chapel at the Naval Academy. Burial will be in the Academy cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S52] Proquest Historical Newspapers, Washington Post, Times Herald (1959-1973), Nov 21, 1953, pg 19.

    2. [S43] Red, Ellen Robbins, Early Days on the Bayou 1838-1890, The Life and Letters of Horace Dickinson Taylor, (Texian Press, Waco, TX, 1986), 181.