Charles Henry Robb
Charles Henry Robb (November 14, 1867 – June 10, 1939) was an American lawyer from Vermont and Washington, DC. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
For the 64th Governor of Virginia, see Chuck Robb.
Charles Henry Robb
June 10, 1939 (aged 71)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
2, including Roger Robb
Attorney
A native of Malone, New York. Robb grew up in Lincoln, Rhode Island, Troy, New York, New York and Guilford, Vermont, and graduated from West Brattleboro, Vermont's Glenwood Seminary in 1886. He studied law, attained admission to the bar, and began to practice in Bellows Falls, Vermont, in 1892. A Republican, he served as Windham County, Vermont State's Attorney for three years (1896-1899). Robb was a United States Assistant Attorney General in the United States Post Office Department from 1903 to 1904.
In 1906, Robb was appointed an associate justice of the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia (now the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit). He served until assuming senior status in 1937. Robb died in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 1939.
Family[edit]
In 1897, Robb married Nettie M. George, the daughter of Dr. Ozias M. George of Bellows Falls.[24] His son Roger Robb also served as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.[25][26][27] His daughter Priscilla (October 20, 1914 – November 20, 2011) was the wife of airline pilot Elliot A. Billings (November 22, 1912 – November 7, 2011).[28] Robb was a member of the Episcopal Church.[29]