Admiral Marion Clinton Robertson^{[1, 2]}

1885 - 1953  (68 years)

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Photos

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

  
  

  Headstones

  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

  
  

• 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

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