Background
ROBERTSON, Thomas Ernest was born on May 7, 1871 in Washington, District of Columbia. Son of Thomas Johann Wolfgang and Jane (Turner) Robertson.
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Thomas Ernest ROBERTSON
Thomas Ernest ROBERTSON, United States Commissioner of Patents.
Education
George Washington University; National. University Law School, Bachelor of Laws, 1906, Doctor of Laws, 1926.
Career
Practiced patent law in Washington, District of Columbia, 1906-1920, as senior member Robertson & Johnson. Commissioner of patents, by appointment of Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover, 1921-1933. Appointed by President Coolidge chairman American delegation to negotiate treaty concerning industrial property, The Hague, October 8-November 6, 1925 (duty ratified by United States Senate).
Delegate to Pan-American Trade Mark Convention, Washington, 1929. Professor patent law, National University Law School, 1926-1942. Trustee Storer College (Harpers Ferry).
Chairman Patent Section, American Bar Association, 1939. Honorary member American Patent Law Association (president 1918-1919), Gamma Eta Gamma.
Membership
Club: Cosmos.
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Clubs: University, Cosmos, Torch (Washington, District of Columbia).
Connections
Spouse Mary Brackett, June 29, 1897, Harper’s Ferry, W.
- Father:
- Thomas Johann Wolfgang Robertson
- Mother:
- Jane M. (Turner) Robertson
- Spouse:
- Mary Brackett
- child:
- Thomas Brackett Robertson
- child:
- Nathan Wood Robertson
- child:
- Louis Robertson
