Charles S. Richardson
Charles Sumner Richardson | |
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| Born | Template:Birth year and age Hartford, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | June 24, 1904 (aged 50) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Academic administrator, entrepreneur |
| Years active | 1883–1904 |
| Known for | First president of Madison Normal School (later Dakota State University) |
Charles Sumner Richardson
Charles Sumner Richardson (circa 1854 or 1855 – 1904) served as the inaugural president of Madison Normal School in South Dakota, an institution that eventually evolved into Dakota State University.[1][2]
Born around 1854 in Hartford, Maine to Isaac E. and Susan M. B. Richardson,[3][4] he was raised in his hometown.[5] He pursued higher education at Colby College located in Waterville, Maine, graduating in 1883.[1][5] Immediately following his graduation, Richardson undertook the responsibility of establishing the newly formed Madison Normal School in South Dakota, where he held the presidency from 1883 until 1887.[1] In 1884, he wed Edith May Adams.[4] His tenure as president ended when William F. Gorrie of Watertown, South Dakota succeeded him in September 1887.[6]
Subsequent to his departure from Madison, Richardson enrolled in graduate studies at Harvard University, focusing on chemistry and mineralogy. He later accepted a faculty position at Olivet College in Olivet, Michigan, where he briefly taught mathematics and physics.[7] In 1891, driven by an interest in mining, he relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, becoming actively engaged with several mining operations in the Bingham Canyon district, notably including the Old Jordan and South Galena mines.[7] Four years later, he moved to Anaconda, Montana, where alongside a Mr. Olson and his brother-in-law Charles Francis Adams,[8] he operated a mercantile business supplying clothing and dry goods to miners. By 1899, Richardson and Adams returned to Salt Lake City and established the firm Richardson & Adams. This enterprise functioned primarily as a high-end clothier situated downtown,[7][9] while also maintaining ownership of various mining claims.[10]
In recognition of his contributions, Dakota State University named the Richardson Hall dormitory after him in 1970.[11] Charles Sumner Richardson passed away on June 24, 1904, in Omaha, Nebraska,[11][7] and was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah.[12]
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- ↑ Utah State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1903-1904, Volume 2. p. 399.
- ↑ "Dips, Spurs and Angles". The Salt Lake Mining Review. 11 (22): 34. 1910.
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- 1850s births
- 1904 deaths
- American mining entrepreneurs
- Haberdashery professionals
- United States clothing merchants
- University and college leaders in the United States
- Dakota State University academic staff
- Olivet College academic staff
- Colby College graduates
- Harvard University graduates
- Physics instructors
- Individuals from Hartford, Maine
- Residents of Anaconda, Montana
- 19th-century American entrepreneurs
- Clothing retailers of the United States