Robb, James, 1814-1881
Variant namesA 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 |
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| New Orleans (La.) |
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Birth 1814
Death 1881
