Ernest William Roberts (November 22, 1858 – February 27, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.

Born in East Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Chelsea is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States directly across the Mystic River from the city of Boston. He was graduated from Highland Military Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts, in 1877, and from the law school of Boston University. Worcester (ˈwʊstɚ is a City in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. He was admitted to the bar in 1881 and commenced practice in Boston. He served as member of the city council of Chelsea in 1887 and 1888. He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1894 and 1896. He served in the State senate in 1897 and 1898.

Roberts was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1899-March 3, 1917). Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Sixty-first Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1916. After retiring from public life practiced law in Washington, D.C., until his death on February 27, 1924. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Everett, Massachusetts. Everett is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, near Boston.

References

• Ernest W. Roberts at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress