Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-09-20
DEATH OF A. B. RICHARDSON
At His Home in Dover at $40
Last Monday Morning.
A USEFUL AND H0N0RED CITIZEN
What He Has Done for the
Interest of His Town.
Seriously Ill for Four Months From q
Distressing Malady--An Iron Constitu-
tion That Resisted to the Last-Died at
the Hotel Richardson.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journa

Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
DOVER, Sept 1I-Ex-State Senator
Alden B. Richardson, father of Harry
A. Richardson, died at $40 o'clock this
morning.
He had been sick for four months
from complication of diseases, and has
been confined to his room at the Hotel
Richardson the entire time, where he
has received treatment from the best
specialists in the country. Charles
Wolf, the trained nurse who attended
George w. Childs during his last illness,
had been in attendance for IA weeks.
Mr.. Richardson was very low for the
past week and il was known that he
could not last much longer. His death
was expected at any minute last night,
but he seemed to have an iron constitu-
ton.
Every citizen of the town feels deeply
the loss of good man who has been q
great help to the advancement of Dover's
interests.
The funeral will take place Wednes-
day afternoon.
| SKETCH OF his CAREER.
Alden Bradford Richardson, packer
of canned meats, fruits and vegetables,
was born in South Reading (now Wake
fiell), Mass, September 9th, 1926. He
was son of DR.. Nathan Richardson, a
distinguished physician of New England
so years ago. His mother was daughter
of solomon Alden, whose ancestor, John
Alden, came over in the Maytlower. She
was the second wife Of DIR. Richardson
| at.I ham IA Inns oh
Alden Bradford Richardson attended
the public schools of his native town
until his 18th year and Phillips AGad-
envy, in Andover, six months, when his
father dying, his school days ended.
After residing at North Reading two
years he went to New Bedford and
bound himself an apprentice for seven
years to manufacturer of tinware
goods. While serving in this capacity
he developed taste for machinery and
invention and during his spare hours,
manufactured miniature locomotive
and train of cars, all In complete work
ing order, which attracted considerable
notice at that time. At the termination
his apprenticeship he remained one yeai
longer as foreman, and then went into
the same business for himself, which hi
carried on very successfully about three
years.
At the age of go he married Miss Lucy
NJ, daughter of Silas Stetson of New
Bedford, lineal descendent of Eliza
beth Penn, sister of William Penn
One son, Harry Alden Richardson, was
born to them.
In 1S49 Mr.. Richardson came to thi
city and continued the tin-ware, stow,
and furnace business, taking into part
ncrship his brOthcr-in.law, George NJ
Stetson, the style of the firm being A. B
Richardson g. Go. They were the frs
to send out tin-ware peddlers in thi
State After two years the firm movet
to Camden, where they continued in tn,
same business about two years aud
half longer, when the firm was dis
solved by mutual consent, Mr.. Stetsol
remaining in Camden and Mr.. Rich
ardson going TO Dover, where b.
became associated in business witt
James w. Robbins, under the tirm nam
| Of Richardson & Robbins, which cou
/ tinued u years, until the death of MI
J Robbins. During their long bushes
, connection Mr.. Robbins resided witt
the family of his partner and when h
| ulcu ne lelt MT. hlcnhfCson snare
his property equal to that given to eacl
of his brothers and sisters. Accordin
to his request the firm name Of Richard
son q Robbins was never changed. A
the death of Mr.. Robbins Harry A
, Richardson became a partner with hi
father.
: Many of the numerous labor savin
, machines and cOntriyances now ia US
, by Richardson & Robbins, and also b
other establishments in the same line {
, business, were invented and patented b
: Mr. Richardson. ln 1881 the buIldin
, occupied by the firm was demolishe
and the Hotel Richardson erected. Tn
increasing business of Richardson (
Robbins compelled the erection of
!. larger factory and the present buildin
c was obtained.
Y Mr.. Richardson was president of til
n Dover Gaslight Co. and had been
n director of the First National Bank I
G Dover since its organization. He WI
o elected a member of the State Senate
i 1888, and served four years, He alwa,
IS exhibited lively interest in the weltal
k and prosperity of the town.