One of the earliest pioneers of Union County, coming here in the spring of 1856, when seven years of age, with his father's family, who settled two miles southwest of Afton on a farm. In 1873 he married Miss Kate A. White, then a teacher in the public schools of Creston. Their marriage was the first one ever celebrated in Creston. In 1877 he purchased the Afton Tribune, then a Republican paper, changed the name of the paper to Independent American, and the politics to National Greenback. Politically, Mr. Robb was a born Abolitionist, his father being a radical anti-slavery man. His first votes were cast for the Republican ticket, but in 1873 he joined in what was known as the Granger movement, and took a strong stand on the anti-monopoly question. Robb became an important factor in Union County politics. In 1880 he moved his paper from Afton to Creston. In 1884, after a fierce contest, he was elected alderman and in the fall of 1885 he was elected as member of the Twenty-first General Assembly of Iowa, after a political contest that will long remembered as one of the most bitter and virulent that had ever taken place in Union County. As a member of the Legislature the records show that he took a prominent part in all discussions on bills of importance, and he was the author of several measures which received marked attention from the press people. Chief among the measures introduced by him was the bill to prohibit non-resident aliens acquiring title to real estate in Iowa. Mr. Robb is still the editor and proprietor of Independent American.

One of the earliest pioneers of Union County, coming here in the spring of 1856, when seven years of age, with his father's family, who settled two miles southwest of Afton on a farm. In 1873 he married Miss Kate A. White, then a teacher in the public schools of Creston. Their marriage was the first one ever celebrated in Creston. In 1877 he purchased the Afton Tribune, then a Republican paper, changed the name of the paper to Independent American, and the politics to National Greenback. Politically, Mr. Robb was a born Abolitionist, his father being a radical anti-slavery man. His first votes were cast for the Republican ticket, but in 1873 he joined in what was known as the Granger movement, and took a strong stand on the anti-monopoly question. Robb became an important factor in Union County politics. In 1880 he moved his paper from Afton to Creston. In 1884, after a fierce contest, he was elected alderman and in the fall of 1885 he was elected as member of the Twenty-first General Assembly of Iowa, after a political contest that will long remembered as one of the most bitter and virulent that had ever taken place in Union County. As a member of the Legislature the records show that he took a prominent part in all discussions on bills of importance, and he was the author of several measures which received marked attention from the press people. Chief among the measures introduced by him was the bill to prohibit non-resident aliens acquiring title to real estate in Iowa. Mr. Robb is still the editor and proprietor of Independent American.