Chatham County GaArchives Biographies.....Robertson, William H. 1881 - living in 1913
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Author: William Harden
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   CAPT. WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON. As superintendent of the park and tree commission
of Savannah, Capt. William H. Robertson has for many years been identified with
one of the most useful and important departments of the municipality, and in
that capacity has been largely instrumental in establishing and maintaining its
title to the name of the "Forest City." Coming from thrifty Scotch ancestry, he
was born in Savannah in 1881. His father, the late John G. Robertson, was a
lifelong resident of Savannah, his death occurring here in 1907. He was
connected during his active career with the Central of Georgia Railroad Company,
of which he was paymaster. He married Annabelle Stephens Falligant, who survives
him, and is still a resident of the city. She is a great-granddaughter of Louis
Falligant, a native of France, who was the founder of the Falligant family of
America, a record of which is given elsewhere in this work, in connection with
the sketch of Raiford Falligant.

   Reared and educated in Savannah, William H. Robertson attended the grammar
schools, the Chatham Academy, and the private school of Lawrence & Morton. He
subsequently made some preparation for the civil engineer's profession, and,
although circumstances prevented his carrying out his desired plans, he did
considerable construction work on jobs requiring engineering ability in Savannah
and vicinity. Since 1898 Mr. Robertson has been connected with the park and tree
commission of Savannah, at the present time being its superintendent. This
department of the municipal government has in its charge the care and
maintenance of all the parks, squares, cemeteries, and parked roadways of the
city, and is the dominant factor in rendering it in truth a "city beautiful." As
the city's main attraction to both visitors and residents lies in its parks,
squares and beautiful trees o'ershading its broad streets and avenues, it will
be seen that the park and tree commission department is of the utmost concern,
requiring1 an expert' knowledge of landscape gardening and forestry, as well as
constant attention, and a genuine interest in this feature of the city's
resources. In the successful carrying on of his work, Mr. Robertson employs
about fifty men, keeping them all busy, and obtaining satisfactory results.

   For a number of years Mr. Robertson has been prominently connected with the
military life of Savannah. Enlisting December 4, 1899, in Company D, Savannah
Volunteer Guards, which is officially known as the Coast Artillery Corps, he
subsequently was promoted to the rank of corporal, then sergeant, later becoming
first sergeant, and on January 14, 1907, was commissioned captain of his
company, a position which he has since held. Captain Robertson is a thoroughly
efficient artilleryman, both from theoretical knowledge and actual practice, and
as commanding officer is diligent in his post, and unflagging in his zealous
efforts to maintain the high standard of his organization. An extended account
of the corps appears in the general historical part of this work.


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A HISTORY OF SAVANNAH AND SOUTH GEORGIA
BY
WILLIAM HARDEN

VOLUME I
ILLUSTRATED
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
CHICAGO AND NEW YORK
1913

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