Francis Richardson
British merchant
About Francis Richardson
Lived 1815 – 1896 (aged 80–81).
Francis Richardson (1815 –1896 ) was a British merchant who worked for trading firms in East Asia and the United Kingdom.
Richardson sailed from Glasgow to Manila in 1837 to join the firm Paterson & Co. They subsequently became McEwen & Co. and moved to Singapore and Java in 1851.
In 1853, Richardson relocated with his firm back to the United Kingdom. He became a director of the Borneo Company on its formation in 1856, progressing to chairman from 1871 until his death in 1896.
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British merchant
When was Francis Richardson born?
Francis Richardson was born in 1815.
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Francis Richardson died in 1896.
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