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Richard Lord
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Lord's residence was at the corner of [[Pearl St.]] and Franklin Avenue, across from the home of his brother-in-law Judge Barber. | Lord's residence was at the corner of [[Pearl St.]] and Franklin Avenue, across from the home of his brother-in-law Judge Barber. | ||
| - | In 1844, Richard Lord served as Mayor of [[ | + | In 1844, Richard Lord served as Mayor of [[OHIO CITY|Ohio City]]. |
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Richard Lord (1780-1857), of Connecticutt, was a partner in the firm Lord and Barber. Together with his partners Samuel Lord and Judge Josiah Barber, they comprised the realtors who developed and sold most of the lots that were part of Brooklyn Township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The original owner of the township was Richard's father, Samuel P. Lord.
Lord's residence was at the corner of Pearl St. and Franklin Avenue, across from the home of his brother-in-law Judge Barber.
In 1844, Richard Lord served as Mayor of Ohio City.
RESOURCES
- A History of the City of Cleveland: It's Settlement, Rise, and Progress, By James Harrison Kennedy, James Henry Kennedy, 1896
- Annals of the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, By Early Settlers Association, 1880
- Cleveland Past and Present, By Maurice Joblin, 2004
- Cleveland: The Making of a City, By William Ganson Rose, 1990
- Tract, By Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society, Bernard Shaw Society, Western Reserve Historical Society, Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society, 1888
- Women of Cleveland and Their Work, By Mary Bigelow James Ingham, W. A. Ingham, 1893
