John Robertson

John or Jack Robertson may refer to:

United Kingdom politicians

• John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926), MP for Bothwell, Lanarkshire 1919–1926
• John Robertson (Berwick MP) (1898–1955), British Labour Party MP 1961–1979 for Berwick and Haddington, then Berwick and East Lothian
• John Robertson (Scottish Labour Party founder) (1913–1987), co-founder of the Scottish Labour Party
• J. M. Robertson (John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
• John Home Robertson (born 1948), former MP and current member of the Scottish Parliament
• John Robertson (Glasgow politician) (born 1952), British Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow North West

Australian politicians

• John Robertson (New South Wales Premier) (1816–1891), fifth Premier of New South Wales
• John Robertson (New South Wales politician) (born 1962), current Labor leader in New South Wales and opposition leader

Canadian politicians

• John Robertson (Canadian politician) (1799–1876), Scottish born member of the Canadian Senate from 1867
• John Robertson (Nova Scotia politician) (1784–1872), MP in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
• Jack Robertson (politician) (died 1971), provincial politician from Alberta, Canada
• John Alexander Robertson (1913–1965), Canadian Senator
• John F. Robertson (1841–1905), merchant, ship broker and political figure on Prince Edward Island
• John Ross Robertson (1841–1918), Canadian newspaper publisher, politician, and philanthropist in Toronto, Ontario

New Zealand politicians

• John Robertson (New Zealand), mayor of Papakura District, New Zealand
• John Robertson (politician born 1875) (1875–1952), New Zealand Social Democratic & Labour politician

Other politicians

• John Robertson (congressman) (1787–1873), politician and lawyer from Virginia

Sportsmen

• Jack Robertson (South African cricketer) (1906–1985), South African test cricketer
• Jack Robertson (1917–1996), cricketer who played for Middlesex and England
• Jack Robertson (footballer) (1877–?), Scottish footballer who played for Stoke, Liverpool and Southampton
• Jocky Robertson (1926–2004), Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark and Berwick Rangers
• John Robertson (footballer born 1877) (1877–1935), Scottish footballer, who played for Everton, Southampton and Rangers, and managed Chelsea
• John Robertson (footballer born 1884), Scottish footballer, who played for Bolton Wanderers, Rangers and Southampton
• John Robertson (footballer born 1953), Scottish footballer, who played for Nottingham Forest and Scotland
• John Robertson (footballer born 1964), Scottish footballer, who played for and managed Heart of Midlothian
• John Robertson (footballer born 1974), English footballer, who played for Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City
• John Robertson (footballer born 1976), Scottish footballer, who plays for Ayr United
• John Robertson (sailor), Canadian sailor

Others

• Private John Robertson (c. 1780–?), U.S. soldier, participant in the Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Sir John Robertson (ombudsman) (c. 1925–2001), New Zealand Chief Ombudsman, 1986–1994
• John Monteath Robertson, Davy Medal-winning chemist
• John A. Robertson, American writer and lecturer on law and bioethics
• John Robertson, owner of 19th century gunmaker Boss & Co.
• John Robertson (journalist) (born 1934), hosted the interview portion of CBWT's 24Hours program in the late 1970s
• John Reid (British Army officer) (aka John Robertson, 1721–1807), British army general and founder of the chair of music at the University of Edinburgh
• John S. Robertson (1878–1964), Canadian film director
• John Robertson (minister) (died 1843), Minister of Cambuslang
• John Robertson (1797–1884), owner of a general store in Bells Corners and Surveyor of Roads for the former City of Nepean
• John S. Robertson (born 1943), linguist at Brigham Young university and expert in Maya script

See also

• John Roberton (disambiguation)