3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives , ▁and ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁collect or ▁of ▁custom s ▁at ▁the ▁port ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁Roberts ▁built ▁a ▁school ▁in ▁Upper ▁Mer ion ▁for ▁poor ▁children ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁walk ▁some ▁distance ▁from ▁mill ▁workers ' ▁houses ▁to ▁their ▁previous ▁school . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 2 ▁on ▁his ▁farm , ▁Roberts ville , ▁in ▁King ▁of ▁Pr uss ia , ▁and ▁was ▁inter red ▁in ▁the ▁Roberts ▁family ▁c emetery ▁In ▁Upper ▁Mer ion ▁town ship , ▁near ▁Nor rist own , ▁Mont gom ery ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 7 7 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 5 4 ▁death s ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁state ▁sen ators ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Upper ▁Mer ion ▁Township , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁sen ators ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : P en nsylvan ia ▁Democratic - Rep ublic ans ▁Category : D em ocr atic - Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁United ▁States ▁sen ators ▁Category : D em ocr atic - Rep ublic an ▁Party ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of