Robb, James, 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.

From the description of James Robb letter, 1845 June 25. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 262556798

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.

From the description of James Robb papers, 1846-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122571039

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referencedIn Tallant & Wilde. Tallant & Wilde records : San Francisco, Calif., 1856-1863. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Robb, James, 1814-1881. James Robb letter, 1845 June 25. Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries
referencedIn Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England). Indenture, 1868 Feb. 29. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Boston Athenaeum records Archives of American Art
creatorOf James Robb papers Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Boston Athenaeum. corporateBody
associatedWith Chapman, J. G. (John Gadsby), 1808-1889. person
associatedWith Fraser, Trenholm, and Co. (Liverpool, England) corporateBody
associatedWith Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilworth), 1801-1860. person
associatedWith Healy, G. P. A. (George Peter Alexander), 1813-1894. person
associatedWith Huntington, Daniel, 1816-1906. person
associatedWith Kellogg, Miner K. (Miner Kilbourne), 1814-1889. person
associatedWith Kemble, William. person
associatedWith Macalester, Charles, 1798-1873. person
associatedWith New Orleans Gas Light and Banking Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873. person
associatedWith Sharp, William, b. ca. 1800. person
associatedWith Splane, A. R. (Alexander R.) person
correspondedWith Tallant & Wilde. corporateBody
associatedWith Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889. person
associatedWith Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States
Saint Mary Parish (La.)
Louisiana
Louisiana--New Orleans
New Orleans (La.)
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Art
Artists
Banks and banking
Chattel mortgages
Painters
Sculptors
Slaveholders
Occupation
Bankers
Lawyers
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Birth 1814

Death 1881

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