Biography

08/05/1846 - 12/24/1905

ROBERTS, Augustin S., a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, August 5, 1846 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; proprietor, wholesale hardware business (1861-1882); clerk, Solicitor's office, Philadelphia (1882); deputy sheriff, Philadelphia County (1883-1888); elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1888; resigned from the House, December 1, 1889; appointed, deputy collector, Federal Internal Revenue Service, Philadelphia (1889); reelected to the House to serve the 1897 term; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1898); member, Mercantile Appraiser Board, Philadelphia; died, December 24, 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interred, Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.