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RICHARDSON, Benjamin Franklin
RICHARDSON, Benjamin Franklin. (1863 – 1930) The son of George RICHARDSON, Sr. Benjamin established the B. F. RICHARDSON COMPANY specializing in mens unlined work shoes in waterproof leathers. In 1894 he took the manufacture of ladies shoes to Chicago retaining the name of the company with his brothers who manufactured men's shoes in Dubuque. (1)
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1. "Municipal Molecules," Dubuque Daily Herald, November 14, 1894, p. 4
"Benjamin Franklin Richardson." Linwood Legacies. Online: http://www.linwoodlegacies.org/the-richardson-family.html