William Robbie (December 17, 1849 – November 11, 1929) was the sixteenth President of the Chico Board of Trustees, the

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from 1907 to 1919. He was born in

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on December 17, 1849, the son of James Robbie and Elspet Webster. William had an illegitimate daughter by Isabella Reid in 1870 named Margaret. William and his brother John emigrated to America in 1875, and he became a naturalized citizen.

In 1879, he partnered with his brother and John Bruce to form ''Robbie and Bruce,'' a supplier of cut stones located at First and Broadway in Chico. It would later be renamed the ''Chico Granite and Marble Works,'' and later ''Chico Marble Works.'' As mayor, he oversaw the building of the

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which was dedicated in 1911. He also accepted the deed to Children's Playground from Annie Bidwell in 1911. He oversaw the building of roads through lower

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so that the, "people of Chico could see their new park." In 1910, he was a founding member of the Butte Humane Society board of directors. In 1918, the

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claimed the life of his son George, while the rest of the family recovered.Chico news and Review - Outbreak past: How Chico survived the Spanish Flu
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Associations

* Eminent Commander,

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Robbie, William 1849 births 1929 deaths American stonemasons California city council members Mayors of Chico, California People from Old Deer Scottish emigrants to the United States