Sterling C. Robertson | |
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| Born | October 2, 1785 |
| Died | March 4, 1842 (aged 56) |
| Resting place | Texas State Cemetery 30°15′59″N 97°43′36″W / 30.26639°N 97.72667°W |
| Children | 2, including Elijah Sterling Clack Robertson |
Sterling Clack Robertson (1785–1842) was an empresario from Tennessee, during Mexican Texas. He introduced 600 families into Robertson's Colony. Robertson was also an elected delegate to the Washington-on-the-Brazos convention, signing both the Texas Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. He became a senator during the first two sessions of the Congress of the Republic of Texas.