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Charles Richards Leake 1853 - 1939

Charles Richards Leake was born on June 10, 1853 in New York, New York County, New York United States to Frederic Leake and Caroline Augusta Richards, and had siblings Richard Bryan Leake, Mary Bryan Leake, John Leake, John Leake, and Caroline Richards Leake. He married Jennie Highet, and had children Robert Highet Leake, Frederic Leake, Joseph Bryant Leake, and Fanny Richards Leake. Charles Leake died at age 86 years old on December 12, 1939 in Nashville, Davidson County, TN.
Charles Richards Leake
June 10, 1853
New York, New York County, New York, United States
December 12, 1939
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States
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Charles Richards Leake's History: circa 1853 - circa 1939

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  • Introduction

    Charles got his middle name from his mother's surname. A surviving photo of him when he was at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. shows his left side and a prominent pointedness of the tip of his nose. He also sported short sideburns.
  • 06/10
    1853

    Birthday

    June 10, 1853
    Birthdate
    New York, New York County, New York United States
    Birthplace
  • 12/12
    1939

    Death

    December 12, 1939
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee United States
    Death location
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    Charles Richards Leake lived 15 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1853, in the year that Charles Richards Leake was born, in May, Levi Strauss & Co. was founded in San Francisco. In the 1870's, the company began manufacturing denim overalls and their first pair of Levis 501 jeans were introduced in the 1890s.
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In 1868, he was merely 15 years old when on October 28th, Thomas Edison - age 21 - applied for his first patent. It was for the electric vote recorder and was designed to make voting quicker and the counting of votes more accurate. Congress didn't like the idea so Edison's voting machine was never used.
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