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Col Robert Carter Richardson

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Col Robert Carter Richardson

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
28 Jun 1896 (aged 70)
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Fort Mitchell, Kenton County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Sec 2 Lot 89 Grave 2
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Graduated B.A., LL. B., and M.A. from Transylvania University in Lexington. Served as a sergeant in Captain Cassius M. Clay's company during the Mexican War. Served as a major of the Kentucky regiment sent to Utah by the federal government during the Mormon rebellion (1857-1858). Member of the Kentucky legislature 1855-1859 and superintendent of public instruction in Kentucky 1859-1863. Practiced law in Covington and was a poet and scholar of note.
Graduated B.A., LL. B., and M.A. from Transylvania University in Lexington. Served as a sergeant in Captain Cassius M. Clay's company during the Mexican War. Served as a major of the Kentucky regiment sent to Utah by the federal government during the Mormon rebellion (1857-1858). Member of the Kentucky legislature 1855-1859 and superintendent of public instruction in Kentucky 1859-1863. Practiced law in Covington and was a poet and scholar of note.

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Originally buried at Linden Grove Cemetery in Covington, he was reinterred at his present location on Oct. 13, 1922.

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