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Richard Borden

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Death: 1874 (78-79)
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Son of Thomas Borden and Mary Borden
Husband of Abby Walker Borden
Father of M.C.D. Borden ("the Calico King")
Brother of Thomas Borden; Jefferson Borden; Joseph Borden; William Borden; Isaac Borden and 7 others

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About Richard Borden

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Colonel Richard Borden (1795–1874) was an American businessman and civic leader from Fall River, Massachusetts. He co-founded the Fall River Iron Works in 1821, and later built several early cotton mills, as well as the Fall River Line, Fall River Gas Works Company, the Fall River Railroad, banks and other businesses. The Borden family would dominate the economic and civic life of Fall River into the early 20th century.

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Richard Borden's Timeline

1795
1795
1842
July 18, 1842
Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1874
1874
Age 79