Richardson, Edmund, 1817-1886

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Edmund Richardson (1817-1886) was born in Caswell County, N.C. He later became a cotton planter and merchant of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, and served as commissioner of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, 1884.

From the guide to the Edmund Richardson Sketch, undated, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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Edmund Richardson, born in Caswell County, N.C., was a cotton planter and merchant of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas and commissioner of the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, 1884.

From the description of Edmund Richardson sketch, undated [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 45746592

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associatedWith Romney, Junius, 1878- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Louisiana
Southern States
Mississippi
Arkansas
Subject
Cotton growing
Merchants
Plantations
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Birth 1817

Death 1886

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