Biography of 	ROBBERT, Edward M., Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller April 1998

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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions,
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 378-379.  Edited
by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.

Robbert, Edward M., lawyer and state senator, was born in New Orleans, La.,
Aug. 29, 1881, and is a son of Henry M. and Emma (Schneider) Robbert.  His
father was a native of New Orleans and died there in 1910 at the age of 58
years.  He was a son of Frederick W. Robbert who was born in Germany, and
in New Orleans he was a contractor and builder.  Henry M. Robbert was a
merchant; spent his life in New Orleans; was an active democrat, well and
favorably known, but never sought political preferment.  His wife was born
in Germany, bore him 4 children and preceded him in death several years.
Edward M. Robbert was reared in New Orleans, and received his preliminary
education in the public schools and Soule's college, of his native city.
In 1906 Mr. Robbert graduated in law from Tulane university, and
immediately after took a post-graduate course in law at the University of
Michigan.  Since 1907 he has been in the active practice of the law in New
Orleans.  Since early manhood Mr. Robbert has been an active and ardent
democrat, and as his party's candidate was honored in 1913 by an election
to the state senate from the 3rd senatorial district.