# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/a-willis-robertson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T21:34:23.368Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/a-willis-robertson"
name: "A. Willis Robertson"
slug: "a-willis-robertson"
description: "Absalom Willis Robertson was an American politician from Virginia who served in public office for over 50 years. A member of the Democratic Party and an ally of the Byrd Organization led by fellow U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd, Robertson represented Virginia in the U.S. House of Representatives (1933–1946) and the U.S. Senate (1946–1966), and had earlier served in the Virginia General Assembly. A member of the conservative coalition during his congressional career, Robertson was a vocal opponent of civil rights. Robertson was also the father of televangelist and political commentator Pat Robertson."
tagline: "American politician (1887-1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Absalom_Willis_Robertson.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1887-05-27"
deathDate: "1971-11-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump