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1858Pres-JDRobb
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James D. Robb
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- 1873 (Creation)
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President in 1873
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James D. Robb (1873) - Linfield’s third president, who was only in the role for four months but served as vice president for President Bailey and worked as a professor of Mathematics. Robb was born in Ohio in 1838 and died in 1907. Surrounding his time at Linfield, he was the Principal of Tualatin Academy and superintendent for Washington County Schools. Additionally, his residence in Forest Grove, built in 1874, has entered the National Register of Historic Places. Robb spent many years working in education, teaching at numerous Oregon schools in many cities, namely Salem, Corvallis, Albany, and the Dalles. His education is unknown.