★★★ Pinson, Richard Alexander

Richard Alexander Pinson

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Born: April 26, 1829

Birthplace: Lincoln County, Tennessee

Father: Joel Pinson 1786 – 1852
(Buried: Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi)​

Mother: Elizabeth Dobbins 1794 – 1841
(Buried: Pontotoc City Cemetery, Pontotoc, Mississippi)​

Wife: Sina Duke 1837 – 1936
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee)​

Occupation before War:

Merchant in Pontotoc County, Mississippi​
1858 – 1860: Mississippi State Representative​

Civil War Career:

1861 – 1862: Captain Company K, 1st​ Mississippi Cavalry Regiment​
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 1st​ Mississippi Cavalry Regiment​
Wounded twice during the war and recommended for General​
1865: Captured during the Battle of Selma, Alabama​
1865: Paroled by the Union Army in Columbus Miss. on May 16, 1865​

Occupation after War:
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1865: Elected U.S. Representative but not allowed to take office​
1866 – 1868: Lived in Mobile, Alabama​
1868 – 1873: Merchant in Memphis, Tennessee​
President of Memphis, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce​

Died: May 17, 1873

Place of Death: Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tennessee

Cause of Death: Cholera – Inflammation of the stomach

Age at time of Death: 44 years old

Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee (May 19, 1873)

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