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| {{Short description|Samuel Richards biography page, influential ironmaster in New Jersey during early-mid 19th century.}} | {{Short description|Samuel Richards biography page, influential ironmaster in New Jersey during early-mid 19th century.}} |
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| == Early Life == | == Early Life == |
| Samuel Richards was born in the Richards family home in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]]. Samuel was the third child of eleven born to William and Mary Richards of Batsto, New Jersey. Richards would begin his career in the New Jersey iron industry when his father obtained management of the Batsto Iron Works in 1784. By 1789, Samuel was managing the Richards family store in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pierce |first=Arthur |title=Family Empire in Jersey Iron: The Richards Enterprises in the Pine Barrens |date=1964 |publisher=[[Rutgers University]] |year=1964 |pages=28}}</ref> | Samuel Richards was born in the Richards family home in [[Berks County, Pennsylvania]]. Samuel was the third child of eleven born to William and Mary Richards of Batsto, New Jersey. Richards would begin his career in the New Jersey iron industry when his father obtained management of the Batsto Iron Works in 1784. By 1789, Samuel was managing the Richards family store in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pierce |first=Arthur |title=Family Empire in Jersey Iron: The Richards Enterprises in the Pine Barrens |date=1964 |publisher=[[Rutgers University]] |year=1964 |pages=28}}</ref> |
| Richards would marry his first wife, Mary Smith Morgan, on November 18, 1797 in [[Philadelphia]]. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend [[Ashbel Green]], a chaplain of the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pierce |first=Arthur |title=Family Empire in Jersey Iron: The Richards Enterprises in the Pine Barrens |date=1964 |publisher=[[Rutgers University]] |year=1964 |pages=32}}</ref> | Richards would marry his first wife, Mary Smith Morgan, on November 18, 1797 in [[Philadelphia]]. The ceremony was officiated by Reverend [[Ashbel Green]], a chaplain of the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pierce |first=Arthur |title=Family Empire in Jersey Iron: The Richards Enterprises in the Pine Barrens |date=1964 |publisher=[[Rutgers University]] |year=1964 |pages=32}}</ref> |
| Mary Richards passed away in 1820 after giving birth to eight children, three living to adulthood. Richards would remarry in 1822 to Anna Maria Witherspoon of New York, who would have three children with Richards, two living to adulthood.<ref name=":0" /> | Mary Richards passed away in 1820 after giving birth to eight children, three living to adulthood. Richards would remarry in 1822 to Anna Maria Witherspoon of New York, who would have three children with Richards, two living to adulthood.<ref name=":0" /> |
| In 1827, [[Thomas Sully]] would be commissioned for a portrait of Samuel Richards.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Richards portrait, Thomas Sully (1827) |url=https://library.frick.org/discovery...ch Engine&query=any,contains, Samuel Richards |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> | In 1827, [[Thomas Sully]] would be commissioned for a portrait of Samuel Richards.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Samuel Richards portrait, Thomas Sully (1827) |url=https://library.frick.org/discovery...ch Engine&query=any,contains, Samuel Richards |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> |
| == Career == | == Career == |
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| Richards died on January 4, 1842 at his Philadelphia home. He was buried in [[Laurel Hill Cemetery]].<ref name=":2" /> | Richards died on January 4, 1842 at his Philadelphia home. He was buried in [[Laurel Hill Cemetery]].<ref name=":2" /> |
| == References == | == References == |
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