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Edgar Rickard

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Edgar Rickard
Portrait of Edgar Rickard.
Born(1874-01-17)January 17, 1874
DiedJanuary 21, 1951(1951-01-21) (aged 77)
OccupationMining Engineer
ParentReuben Rickard

Edgar Rickard (January 17, 1874 – January 21, 1951) was a mining engineer[1] and lifelong confidant of U.S. President Herbert Hoover.[2]: 3 [3]

Biography

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Family

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He was the son of mining engineer Reuben Rickard, and the brother of Thomas Rickard, a mining engineer and one-time mayor of Berkeley, California.[4] He was born on January 17, 1874, in Pontgibaud, France.[5]

Career

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For many years around the turn of the century, he was the editor of a mining journal in London.[5]

Diary

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Rickard maintained a diary. Due to his close connection with President Herbert Hoover, Rickard's diary has become an important source of information about Hoover.[3]

Death

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Rickard died on January 21, 1951[6] in San Francisco, California.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "EDGAR RICKARD, 77, ENGINEER, IS DEAD; Associate of Herbert Hoover on Belgian Relief Commission Well Known, in Mining Father Also an Engineer Manufacturing Firms Officer". The New York Times. January 22, 1951.
  2. ^ Reese, Brian Douglas (2018). A Mutual Charge: the Shared Mission of Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman to Alleviate Global Hunger in a Postwar World (MA). Portland State University. doi:10.15760/etd.6362. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Edgar Rickard biographical sketch". Hoover & Truman. National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Obituary". Mining and Scientific Press. Vol. 102, no. 57. San Francisco: Dewey Pub. Co. April 1, 1911. p. 483. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Edgar Rickard, 77, engineer, is dead". The New York Times. January 22, 1951. p. 17. Retrieved 13 December 2019. (Subscription required.)
  6. ^ Hayoit, Marie Claude. "The Second Quarter Century (1946-1971)". BAEF. Belgian American Educational Foundation. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 13 December 2019.