Robbins Battell

Short Name: Robbins Battell
Full Name: Battell, Robbins, 1819-1895
Birth Year: 1819
Death Year: 1895

Robbins Battell, was born in Norfolk, Connecticut in 1819 and died there in 1895. He was the son of Joseph Battell, a wealthy merchant. He graduated from Yale in 1839 and was an adviser to Abraham Lincoln, and a benefactor to his town and Yale University. Battell was also a composer and art collector.

Nancy Naber. Source: Historic Buildings of Connecticut


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