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Archimedes Robb

Archimedes Robb (December 8, 1814 – November 24, 1875) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County in 1869.

Early life[edit]

Archimedes Robb was born on December 8, 1814.^[1]

Career[edit]

Robb was a Republican. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County in 1869.^[1][2]

Robb was a farmer.^[1] He was president of the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Chester County at the time of his death.^[3][4]

Personal life[edit]

Robb married Eliza.^[5] His daughter Jennie A. married I. Heston Todd.^[6] His daughter Belle married John A. Holmes of St. Louis, Missouri.^[7] He lived in Frazer, Pennsylvania.^[8]

Robb died on November 24, 1875, at his home in Chester County. He was interred at Great Valley Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Malvern.^[1][9]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Archimedes Robb". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 20, 2023.

^ Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. p. 441. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.

^ Futhey, J. Smith; Cope, Gilbert (1881). History of Chester County, Pennsylvania, with Genealogical and Biographical Sketches. Louis H. Everts. p. 391. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.

^ "Insurance Presidency Filled". WIlmington Daily Commercial. December 4, 1875. p. 1. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Robb". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 4, 1892. p. 6. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Wiley, Samuel T., ed. (1895). Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Biographical Publishing Company. p. 265. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.

^ St. Louis, The Fourth City, Pictorial and Biographical. Vol. 2. The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1909. p. 213. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.

^ Heathcote, C. W., ed. (1932). A History of Chester County Pennsylvania. National Historical Association, Inc. p. 84. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Archive.org.

^ "Levi Prizer and Archimedes Robb..." Pittsburgh Daily Gazette. December 2, 1875. p. 2. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.