The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-30
Hon William Robson.

Hon William Robson, better known aS
Captain Robson, Is dead. At 2C'cIOck. on
Friday morning, December 2S. his soul,
freed from its earthly body, triuuphant'v
crossed the beautItul shore OF the "Bri h.
r F,rever," and met his God, who gave I.
Il lie well with himi He is now beyOod the
reach Of fulsoms praise, nor could ha pref
from the most eloquent pane3yrlc.
: Capt Robson was born In Sc 'tland In
1926. At the age Of fourteen he was ap-
prenTioed 10 the blscksmIth's trade, which
be followed successfully and prof ably f,r
m any years. On Nay II, 1S4s, he Was mar
ried to Miss Eliza. daughter OF David
Viltne, who was the celebrated engineer
and bridge builder OF Scotland. 1t was
I've days after his marriage that Captain
Robson and his wife sailed for the United
States. His frat year In this country was
spent il Cincinnati, O., where be leaned
the higher and more scientific branches Of
b trade, as well ss engineering. / .
.s4e he and his vile came to .hreveport,
where he opened . blackEmitS, wagon,
harness and ssddlery establishment, which
he conducted with marked success and
ability until the breaking out Of the war in
1861, hts fortune At that tins being about
eleO, ,0OO. On the call TO arms he was rep,
resenting CAddo parish in the ststs LegiS-
lature, and he left that b3dy TO jOin the
Rangers, Of whish he vas made the csT.
tain, and which was one Of the companies
Of the Third Louisiana Regiment
After the Battle OF Oak Hill he re-
turned homs and oTgAnEsd Com
pAny A OF the Twenty.Fifth l. uisiAnA
Infantry and reached the field Of Shiloh In
tins % engage in the second days bpttle.
After Psrryville, where he war made major
Of the regiment, be was ordered BY the war
department to Texas on special duty and
constructed works where iron and material
for the Confederacy was Manufactured
under his supervision. At the end Of the
w.r, having received an honorable dis
charge. he returned to Shreveport and
engaged in the more eongenial puruits OF
peace, being interested in mercantile, rea
estate contracting and building, in which
he was successful, and later on he moved
to his plantation. Long Branch, stu tied
in Csddo parish, below Shreveport, which
10 one Of the most valuable OF the Red
river valley. 2t r bson had thr.e sons.
only one Of whom is living Willie v r ID
son-the others died in infancy aud are in
tomb alongside ofthe grave Of their father,
buried Friday evening. December 2s, in
the ty (old) cemetery on Sprague street.
Not only was Capt Robson successful in
his business relations, but his influence Q
was felt as the representative of his psepl
10 tie Legislature, where for years he was
DIDO District, during which he was
ch sirman of important comm ittees aud was
held in the highest esteem. He was man
of action, strong in his convictions, al.
ways Ct urageous and fair, always Toy to
his friends, always steadfsst, frank, gen
eIous, public spirited, man of whom
much NAV be said in his praise
he was indeed, model
American citizen, who rose from
m derate cirel m tsnce-a man who
a, yer turned deaf ear to the appesis for
~, or Of charity, and he gave literally,
not that the world m GIT know but that It
would do good. He manifested a keen
'terest in the Osd Fellows, the Masons,
th .K ighis Of Pyhils and tie G3ntr /
l. n5y Stafo-d Camp V.swHh watch
he W s associated.
He vas kind and indulgent, a domestic
mar, who hsstened from his public duties
10 nls nome, where he was ovsrjoyed and
rece.vad the grsetinga Ofhis COED wife and
those who, were near and dear to him. Hls
greatest enjoyment was at ais own fresIde
with his friends who were always wei
eemeG heartily. IL every relation Of LIE,
private and public, he was noted for his
social intercourse, pleasing and afabIs