American manufacturer
Henry Asher Robbins
Born 1829 Died January 21, 1914(1914-01-21) (aged 84) Occupation Founder of theWaltham Watch Company Spouse Children 2
Henry Asher Robbins (1829 – January 21, 1914) was an American manufacturer who was prominent member of New York society during theGilded Age .
Robbins was born in 1829 inBerlin, Connecticut . His father was the pastor of the Kensington Congregational Church inKensington, Connecticut for forty-three years.[ 1]
Robbins was a direct descendant ofAsher Robbins , theUnited States Senator fromRhode Island .[ 2] [ 3]
Together with his brother Royal E. Robbins, he founded theWaltham Watch Company , which merged with Robbins, Appleton & Co., a watch importing company based out of Boston that owned theWaltham, Massachusetts basedAmerican Watch Company .[ 1]
In 1892, both Robins and his wife were both included inWard McAllister 's "Four Hundred ", purported to be an index of New York's best families, published inThe New York Times [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
In 1866, Robbins married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pelham Bend (c. 1845 –1933).[ 7] George H. Bend .[ 8] [ 9]
The Robbins built "Asher House" inSouthampton, New York designed byGrosvenor Atterbury .[ 1]
Robbins died of pneumonia[ 15] Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on January 21, 1914.[ 16] Park Avenue in New York, in July 1933.[ 17] [ 17]
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