Robbins, William M. (William McKendree), 1828-1905

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William McKendree Robbins was professor at Normal (later Trinity) College, Randolph County, N.C., 1851-1853; lawyer in Alabama, and Salisbury and Statesville, N.C.; and North Carolina congressman, 1873-1878.

From the description of William McKendree Robbins papers, 1813 ; 1836-1905. WorldCat record id: 25533671

William McKendree Robbins (1828-1905) was professor, lawyer, state legislator, and North Carolina congressman. Robbins was born in Randolph County, N.C., and was educated at Randolph-Macon College. He was a professor of mathematics at Normal (later Trinity) College, 1851-1853, and opened a female college in Glennville, Ala., 1855, a project he soon abandoned in favor of practicing law. During the Civil War he served with Company G, 4th Alabama Regiment, in Virginia and Tennessee. After the war he began a law practice in Salisbury, N.C., and later became a state senator, 1869-1873, and United States congressman representing the 7th North Carolina District, 1873-1878. After his last congressional term he returned to practicing law in Statesville, N.C., with his son-in-law B. F. Long. He later served as Gettysburg Battle Field commissioner, 1894-1905.

William McKendree Robbins was married to Mary Montgomery of Montville, S.C., in 1854. They had two children, William and Mary Alice. After his wife's death in 1858, Robbins married her sister Martha Montgomery. They had four children, Montgomery (1866-1893), Gertrude, Maude, and Frank C. Robbins. William McKendree and Martha Robbins also raised Gaston Ahi Robbins and Mamie Lafayette Robbins, after the death of Julius Robbins, William McKendree's brother.

From the guide to the William McKendree Robbins Papers, ., 1813; 1836-1905, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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creatorOf Robbins, William M. (William McKendree), 1828-1905. William McKendree Robbins papers, 1813 ; 1836-1905. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf William McKendree Robbins Papers, ., 1813; 1836-1905 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn John Van Loan autograph album, 1879-1902. Houghton Library
referencedIn Long, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1852-1925. B.F. Long papers, 1903-1909 [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Davis, Varina, 1826-1906. person
associatedWith Davis, Varina Anne, 1864-1898. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
associatedWith Long, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1852-1925. person
associatedWith Montgomery, Mary. person
associatedWith Normal College (Randolph County, N.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith Robbins, Gaston Ahi, b. 1859. person
associatedWith Van Loan, John, collector. person
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Gettysburg National Military Park (Pa.)
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Birth 1828-10-26

Death 1905-05-05

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