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Richard Norris

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Richard Norris

Birth
Maryland, USA
Death
3 Jun 1874 (aged 65–66)
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
Plot
J, lots 67 & 69.
Memorial ID
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A native of Baltimore, he worked there as a druggist but moved to Philadelphia in 1839. He and his brother William founded the Norris Locomotive Works. He retired in 1865, a successful man with a fortune of about $ 1.5 million.


-- Full obituary at 05 Jun 1874, Baltimore Sun

A native of Baltimore, he worked there as a druggist but moved to Philadelphia in 1839. He and his brother William founded the Norris Locomotive Works. He retired in 1865, a successful man with a fortune of about $ 1.5 million.


-- Full obituary at 05 Jun 1874, Baltimore Sun

Gravesite Details

In-ground vault. Only the surname marks it.



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