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    Richard Livingston Ogden

    Birth: 9-13-1822

    Death: 10-3-1900

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Excerpt: "Richard Livingston Ogden (Born 1822;JIC member 1886-1892), Ogden married Isabelle Pratt in New York City then fought in the Civil War before settling in San Francisco. There he was manager of the Kimball Manufacturing Company until the 1870 depression bankrupted the firm. Ogden was commodore of the San Fransisco Yacht Club in 1875 but  his fortune was greatly impacted by his firm's financial decline. He was one of the original incorporators of the Jekyll Island Club and, in need of income, served as its paid superintendent for its first season...." 

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Biography: 
Excerpt: "Richard Livingston Ogden (Born 1822;JIC member 1886-1892), Ogden married Isabelle Pratt in New York City then fought in the Civil War before settling in San Francisco. There he was manager of the Kimball Manufacturing Company until the 1870 depression bankrupted the firm. Ogden was commodore of the San Fransisco Yacht Club in 1875 but his fortune was greatly impacted by his firm's financial decline. He was one of the original incorporators of the Jekyll Island Club and, in need of income, served as its paid superintendent for its first season...."
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Their Grilled Cage; The Jakyll Island Club Members
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Richard Jay Hutto
Publisher Location: 
Macon, GA
Publisher Name: 
Henchard Press Ltd
Year: 
2006
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