Robb, James, 1814-1881
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Robb, James, 1814-1881
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Robb, James, 1814-1881
Robb, Machiavel, 1814-1881
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A native Virginian, Robb moved to New Orleans, La. in 1847, where he was a banker and railroad executive. He served as president of the New Orleans Gas Light and Banking Company, 1842-1856. He was also president of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad and of the Bank of James Robb.
Railroad and banking tycoon, art collector; active in New Orleans in the mid-nineteenth century.
Robb collected European and American art. Much of his collection was sold in 1859; some works from his collection are in the New Orleans Museum of Art.
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https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n88225727
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Art
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Banks and banking
Chattel mortgages
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United States
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Saint Mary Parish (La.)
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Louisiana
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Louisiana--New Orleans
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New Orleans (La.)
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