Henry Martyn Robert

Henry Martyn Robert
Born(1837-05-02)May 2, 1837
Robertville, South Carolina
DiedMay 11, 1923(1923-05-11) (aged 86)
Hornell, New York
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army (Union Army)
Service years1857–1901
RankBrigadier general
CommandsChief of Engineers
ConflictsPig War (1859)
(San Juan Island)
American Civil War
(1861-1865)
(Army of the Potomac)
Other workRobert's Rules of Order (1876)
Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia
In office
February 14, 1890 – October 15, 1891
PresidentBenjamin Harrison
Preceded byCharles Walker Raymond
Succeeded byWilliam Trent Rossell
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Henry Martyn Robert (May 2, 1837 – May 11, 1923) was an American Army general, engineer, and author. In 1876, Robert published the first edition of his reference manual of parliamentary procedure, Robert's Rules of Order, which even today (150 years later) remains the most common authority on democratic parliamentary procedure in the United States.

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