Richard Alexander Pinson
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:
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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