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Richard Dudley (burgess)
Richard Dudley may refer to: * Richard Dudley (1518–1593), miner * Richard M. Dudley (1938–2020), professor of mathematics * Richard Houston Dudley Richard Houston Dudley (July 29, 1836 – August 30, 1914) was an American Democratic politician, Confederate soldier and businessman. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1897 to 1900. Early life Dudley was born near Shelb ... (1836–1914), American politician, Confederate soldier and businessman * Dick Dudley (1915–2000), American radio and television announcer {{hndis, Dudley, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Dudley (miner)
Richard Dudley of Yanwath (1518-1593) was an English landowner involved in copper and silver mines in the north of England from 1570 onwards. Career He was the eldest son of Thomas Dudley of Yanwath in Westmorland and Sarah Thirkeld, heiress of Yanwath Hall. Thomas Dudley was a member of the Sutton-Dudley family, a younger son of Edmund Sutton and Maud or Matilda, daughter of Lord Clifford. The surname was originally "Sutton" and some branches of the family adopted the title Baron Dudley as a surname. In the 1550s Richard Dudley had a legal dispute with the courtier Elizabeth Hutton, who was " mother of the maids" to Mary I of England. The case concerned the ownerership of a milldam on the River Eamont. She was a relation of one of his sisters-in-law. In 1564, Dudlay was appointed as a governor of the newly founded free school in Penrith. He seems to have been the "Steward of Penrith" and in 1572 had demolished a part of Penrith Castle to build a prison in the town. A justice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard M
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", " Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Houston Dudley
Richard Houston Dudley (July 29, 1836 – August 30, 1914) was an American Democratic politician, Confederate soldier and businessman. He served as the Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee from 1897 to 1900. Early life Dudley was born near Shelbyville in Bedford County, Tennessee on July 29, 1836. Career Dudley served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.Clement Anselm Evans, O. M. Roberts, J. J. Dickison, Robert S. Bridgers, William Harwar Parker, ''Confederate Military History: Tennessee'', Broadfoot, 1987, p. 45/ref> In May 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Maney's 1st Tennessee Infantry. In 1873, Dudley moved to Nashville where was a member of the wholesale grocery firm of Ordlay, Dudley and McGuire, and the hardware firm of Dudley Brothers & Lipscomb.William Waller, ''Nashville in the 1890s'', Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University Press, 1970, p. 9/ref> He served as Mayor of Nashville from 1897 to 1900.Frank Burns, ''Davidson Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
