J. Hampden Robb
James Hampden Robb (October 27, 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – January 1911) was an American politician from New York.
Life
He attended L'Institut Sillig in Vevey; Churchill's Military School in Sing Sing; and Harvard College. Then he became a banker and cotton broker. He married Cornelia Van Rensselaer Thayer, a granddaughter of Lt. Gov. Stephen Van Rensselaer, and they had four children.
Robb was a member of the New York State Assembly (New York County, 11th D.) in 1882.
He was a member of the New York State Senate (10th D.) in 1884 and 1885.
He was a New York City Park Commissioner from May 1888 to December 1890; and was President of the Board of Park Commissioners from May 1888 to May 1889.
In 1892, he moved into a house built for him by Stanford White, at 23 Park Avenue. The house was from 1924 to 1977 the seat of the Advertising Club.
Sources
- The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; pg. 403 and 501)
- Biographical sketches of the Members of the Legislature in The Evening Journal Almanac (1885)
- J. HAMPDEN ROBB, EX-SENATOR, DEAD in NYT on January 22, 1911
- New York City Park Commissioners
New York Assembly | ||
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Preceded by Robert Ray Hamilton |
New York State Assembly New York County, 11th District 1882 |
Succeeded by Walter Howe |
New York State Senate | ||
Preceded by Joseph Koch |
New York State Senate 9th District 1884–1885 |
Succeeded by William C. Traphagen |