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Early life. Marion Gordon Robertson was born on March 22, 1930, [1] in Lexington, Virginia, into a prominent political family, the younger of two sons. His parents were Absalom Willis Robertson (1887–1971), a conservative Democratic Senator, and Gladys Churchill ( née Willis; 1897–1968), a housewife and a musician.
- 1961–2023
- Absalom Willis Robertson (father)
- 4, including Gordon
- Republican
May 1, 2024 · He served for some two years and then earned a law degree in 1955 from Yale University. After undergoing a religious conversion, he studied at New York Theological Seminary, graduating in 1959 and becoming an ordained Southern Baptist minister in 1961.
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Jun 9, 2023 · Robertson went to military school as a child and served with the Marines in the Korean War, though he never saw combat, with some speculating that his father’s influence ensured that he never got too close to the fighting. After the military, he attended Yale Law School, where he did well but failed to pass the bar exam after graduation.
Jun 8, 2023 · The outspoken broadcaster died Thursday at age 93 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, home to his Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and Regent University. Robertson signed off as host of CBN’s...
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After graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington and Lee in 1950, Robertson served as the assistant adjutant of the First Marine Division in combat in Korea. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1952 upon his return to the United States.
Jun 8, 2023 · Famed religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has died. The TV host and one-time presidential candidate left a lifetime of achievements, and controversies, behind.
Dec 14, 2021 · Robertson had a wealthy Southern background and an elite education from Washington & Lee University and Yale Law School. When he launched The 700 Club in 1967, Robertson, with his faith and his education, could speak on a myriad of subjects with the divine authority of a small-town prophet.
