Richmond P. Hobson Papers, 1898, 1902

File — Box: 4256.001, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

This file contains a signed picture of Richmond P. Hobson in uniform, dated 1898, and an offprint of an article by him, "America, Mistress of the Seas," that appeared in the October 1902 issue of the North American Review.

Dates

Creation: 1898, 1902

Creator

Hobson, Richmond Pearson, 1870-1937 (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Richmond Pearson Hobson was a Greensboro, Alabama, native, a United States Navy officer, and a US Congressman from 1907 to 1915. He received the Medal of Honor for his part in the Spanish-American War, during which he spent time as a prisoner of war in Cuba.