 absalom willis robertson (may 27, 1887 â november 1, 1971) was an american politician. a member of the democratic party, he represented virginia in the u.s. house of representatives (1933â1946) and the u.s. senate (1946â1966). he was a member of the conservative coalition during his congressional career. he was the father of televangelist pat robertson. ==life and career== robertson was born in martinsburg, west virginia, the son of josephine ragland (nÃ©e willis) and franklin pierce robertson.ancestry of pat robertson he graduated from the university of richmond in 1907. robertson was elected to the virginia state senate as a democrat in 1915 and he served from 1916 to 1922. robertson served in the united states army during world war i. robertson served as commonwealth attorney for rockbridge county, virginia from 1922 to 1928.  in 1932, robertson was elected from virginia's 7th congressional district to the u.s. house of representatives, and was reelected six times. in 1946, he won a special election for the right to complete the final two years of senator carter glass' term and took office on the day after the election. he won the seat in his own right in 1948, and was reelected two more times without serious opposition. among h
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