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Roberts, G to I

	Roberts, G. E. — of Monticello, Wayne County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Gallatin (b. 1878) — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Born in Flat Creek, Buncombe County, N.C., October 26, 1878. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives from Buncombe County, 1913. Presbyterian. Member, Odd Fellows. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Gary — of Peoria, Peoria County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Roberts, Gene — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., 1983-97. Still living as of 1997.
	Roberts, George — of Omaha, Douglas County, Neb. Mayor of Omaha, Neb., 1868-69. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George — of Nebraska. Member of University of Nebraska board of regents, 1888-94. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George B., Jr. (b. 1930) — of Pennsylvania. Born in 1930. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, 1979-81. Still living as of 1991.
	Roberts, George B., Jr. — of Gilmanton, Belknap County, N.H. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Roberts, George D. — of Jefferson, Coos County, N.H. Republican. Member of New Hampshire state senate 2nd District, 1935-36; member of New Hampshire Governor's Council, 1941-43. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George H. — of Nebraska. Nebraska state attorney general, 1871-73, 1875-79. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George H. — Republican. Idaho state attorney general, 1891-93. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George H., Jr. — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Republican. Candidate for borough president of Brooklyn, New York, 1897; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1900. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, George H. — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Mayor of New Bern, N.C., 1953. Still living as of 1953.
	Roberts, George Madison (1830-1915) — also known as George M. Roberts — of San Benito County, Calif. Born in Mercer County, Ky., June 11, 1830. Democrat. Member of California state assembly 6th District, 1875-77. Member, Odd Fellows. Died, of congestive heart failure, in San Jose, Santa Clara County, Calif., December 26, 1915 (age 85 years, 198 days). Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Hollister, Calif.
	Roberts, Glenn — of South Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. American candidate for Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1968. Still living as of 1968.
	Roberts, Gordon R. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Ohio 6th District, 1986, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
	Roberts, Grady — of Knox City, Knox County, Tex. Democrat. Member of Texas state house of representatives, 1940; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Guy V. — of Marshall, Madison County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1912, 1916 (member, Credentials Committee). Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, H. E. — of Sangamon County, Ill. Democrat. Member of Illinois Democratic State Committee, 1848-52. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, H. G. — of Villa Rica, Carroll County, Ga. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1936, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, H. T. — of Wellsburg, Brooke County, W.Va. Democrat. Chair of Brooke County Democratic Party, 1917. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Mrs. H. W. — of Dallas, Dallas County, Tex. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
	Roberts, Hank See Henry O. Roberts
	Roberts, Harry — of Wyoming. Republican. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Wyoming at-large, 1970. Still living as of 1970.
	Roberts, Harvey L. — of Winchester, Litchfield County, Conn.; Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state senate 15th District, 1873; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1912. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Henry (1853-1929) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., January 22, 1853. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1899-1900; member of Connecticut state senate, 1901-02; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1903-05; Governor of Connecticut, 1905-07. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died May 1, 1929 (age 76 years, 99 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Conn.   See also National Governors Association biography
	Roberts, Henry E. — U.S. Consular Agent in Aux Cayes, 1897-1902. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Henry O. (c.1897-1986) — also known as Hank Roberts — of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind. Born about 1897. Married to Alice Johnson. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1952; mayor of Evansville, Ind., 1952-55. Died, in Regina Continuing Care Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Ind., September 9, 1986 (age about 89 years). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Evansville, Ind.
	Roberts, Herbert E. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 5th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
	Roberts, Herbert Ray (1913-1992) — also known as Ray Roberts — of McKinney, Collin County, Tex. Born in McKinney, Collin County, Tex., March 28, 1913. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of Texas state senate, 1955-62; U.S. Representative from Texas 4th District, 1962-81. Died of heart disease, in Denton, Denton County, Tex., April 13, 1992 (age 79 years, 16 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Roberts, Hermon Lorenzo (1901-1992) — also known as Hermon L. Roberts — of Corsicana, Navarro County, Tex. Born in Ladonia, Fannin County, Tex., November 10, 1901. Mayor of Corsicana, Tex., 1967-69. Died, in a nursing home in Lyons, Rice County, Kan., September, 1992 (age 90 years, 0 days). Interment at Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Tex.
	Roberts, Hiram — of Bloomfield, Hartford County, Conn. Member of Connecticut state senate 3rd District, 1839. Burial location unknown.
	Roberts, Hollis Earl (1943-2011) — also known as Hollis E. Roberts — of Hugo, Choctaw County, Okla. Born in Hochatown, McCurtain County, Okla., May 9, 1943. Son of Darrell E. Roberts and Laura (Beam) Roberts; married, May 17, 1963, to Helen R. Rodriguez. Member of Oklahoma state house of representatives; chief of the Choctaw Nation, 1978-97. Choctaw Indian ancestry. Convicted in 1997 of aggravated aexual abuse and abusive sexual contact, involving two female employees. Died in Hugo, Choctaw County, Okla., October 19, 2011 (age 68 years, 163 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article
	Roberts, Howard See J. Howard Roberts
	Roberts, Hugh W., Jr. — of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Roberts, Isaac L. — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1912. Burial location unknown.

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