Cosmo P. Richardsone
Cosmo P. Richardsone | |
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| Born | 24 January 1804 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | February 6, 1852 (aged 48) Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
Resting place | Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Bailey (m. –1838; her death) Elizabeth Bailey (m. 1839–1852; his death) |
| Children | 4, including Sarah E. Gabbett |
Cosmo P. Richardsone (or Richardson) (24 January 1804 – 6 February 1852) was a 19th-century Scottish physician who became eminent in Savannah, Georgia, United States.[1] He was described as "one of the most brilliant members of the Savannah medical profession for many years."[2]
Early life
[edit]Richardsone was born in 1804 in Edinburgh, Scotland. His father, a native of South Carolina, United States, moved his family back there when Richardsone was three years old. In 1819, when Richardsone was 15, the family moved to Georgia.[2]
In education, Richardsone was under the tutelage of Reverend Carlisle Pollock Beman,[3] before studying medicine under Dr William Coffee Daniell in Savannah, Georgia, where he established a practice upon graduating.[2]
Career
[edit]In 1844, he Richardsone became captain of the Savannah Volunteer Guards. The Guards presented him with a sword, which was hung in its armory.[4]
Personal life
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Richardsone married twice. His first wife, Margaret Bailey, died of brain fever in 1838. Her sister, Elizabeth, became Richardsone's new wife the following year.[5] He had four known children: one (daughter Sarah) with Margaret and three with Elizabeth (Cosmo Jr, Margaret and Cornelia "Nina"). Sarah married Irishman William Gabbett and became the custodian of the Southern Cross of Honor, which she designed.[6] Cosmo Jr served in the first battle of Fort Sumter, under General P. G. T. Beauregard [4] Margaret became the first wife of noted Augusta physician Dr William Harrison Foster.[7]
Richardsone was a member of the Savannah branch of the Saint Andrew's society.[8]
Death
[edit]Richardsone died in 1852,[9] aged 48. He was interred in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery,[10] beneath a marble monument erected by the Savannah Volunteer Guards.[4] His widow was buried beside him upon her death in 1890.
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilson, Adelaide (1889). Historic and Picturesque Savannah. subscribers. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-7222-0863-2.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - 1 2 3 Jones (Jr.), Charles Colcock (1890). History of Savannah, Ga: From Its Settlement to the Close of the Eighteenth Century. D. Mason & Company. p. 442.
- ↑ Jr, James A. Schafer; Jr, Associate Professor of History Richard M. Mizelle; Valier, H. K. Quinn (2026-08-14). The Oxford Handbook of American Medical History. Oxford University Press. p. 471. ISBN 978-0-19-064506-9.
- 1 2 3 Rutherford, Mildred Lewis (1924). Miss Rutherford's Scrap Book: Valuable Information about the South ... Mildred L. Rutherford. p. 15.
- ↑ Myers, Robert Manson (1972). The Children of Pride: A True Story of Georgia and the Civil War. Popular Library. p. 1657.
- ↑ Collier, Margaret W (1920). Biographies of representative women of the South. Atlanta. p. 33. Retrieved 23 November 2024 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People. Southern Historical Association. 1895. p. 785.
- ↑ Savannah, St Andrew's Society of the City of (1950). History of the St. Andrew's Society of the City of Savannah: Established in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty. Kennickell.
- ↑ "Sarah Elizabeth Gabbett". Confederate Veteran. XIX (8). Nashville, Tenn.: S.A. Cunningham: 394–95. August 1911. Retrieved 23 November 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Knight, Lucian Lamar (1914). Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends. author. p. 311.
