Richard Collier Sargent

     Richard Collier Sargent was born on 29 August 1888, in New Haven, CT. He graduated from Philips Andover in Andover, MA, say 1907.¹ Sixty-five years later, in 1965, this researcher - Linda Sargent - rented a room in this house (256 Edwards St in New Haven), not knowing that it was the house in which her grandfather had grown up!¹ I have in my library (Cambridge, MA, Jan 2008) 11 volumes of poetry of Robert Browning inscribed with Richard C Sargent, 368 White Hall, Tuesday January 11, 1910.¹ An inscription written in the book Tristram Shandy is: Richard C Sargent, 34 Vanderbilt Hall, New Haven, Tuesday, February 21, 1911. He graduated from Yale College in New Haven, CT, in 1911.¹ He married Ruth Kingsbury, daughter of Frederick John Kingsbury and Adele Townsend, on Saturday, 21 June 1913 in New Haven, CT, . Richard and Ruth are related by 10 different relationships, the closest (other than marriage) being seventh cousins.

Richard and Ruth lived at 326 Willow St, New Haven, CT.¹ Richard Collier Sargent was a businessman in Sargent & Company. In 1921 on the 10th anniversary of his graduation from college he was the assistant sales manager in charge of tools and specialities, and office manager for the sales department.^1,2 Unfortunately there were too many Sargent 'cousins' working at the company, and he was encouraged to take early retirement.^1,2 4 April 1931 Richard and Ruth traveled from Hamilton, Bermuda, to New York City on the ship Veendam. They traveled with their two sons, Richard and Fred, and Ruth's aunt, Alice Kingsbury.³ In 1935 Richard and Ruth moved to North Haven, CT, in a house designed by Brad Tilney, the son of Richard's first cousin who was just beginning his architectural career.¹ Dick spent his time playing golf and tennis. Stamp collecting also was a hobby.¹ He belonged to the Graduates Club, the New Haven Country Club, the Lawn Club and Mory's Association, Inc., all in New Haven CT.² Richard Collier Sargent died on 29 January 1962 in New Haven, CT, at age 73. The cause of his death was Lung cancer.¹ He was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery in New Haven, CT.⁴