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Richard Thomas Leishman 1827 - 1881

Richard Thomas Leishman of Purnim, Moyne Shire County, VIC Australia was born on March 29, 1827 in Falkirk, Falkirk County, Scotland United Kingdom. He was married to Jane Spink Leishman, and had children Thomas John Leishman, John Spink Leishman, Arthur Henry Leishman, and Richard Edward Leishman. Richard Leishman died at age 54 years old on June 12, 1881 in Purnim, Moyne Shire County, VIC Australia.

Richard Thomas Leishman

Purnim, Moyne Shire County, VIC 3278, Australia

March 29, 1827

Falkirk, Falkirk County, Scotland, United Kingdom

June 12, 1881

Purnim, Moyne Shire County, VIC, 3278, Australia

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03/29

1827

Birthday

March 29, 1827

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Falkirk, Falkirk County, Scotland United Kingdom

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Merr, Australia Tower Hl, Australia Belf, Australia Drouin, Australia Terang, Australia
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1881

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June 12, 1881

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Purnim, Moyne Shire County, VIC 3278, Australia
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Richard Thomas Leishman lived 21 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 54.

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In 1827, in the year that Richard Thomas Leishman was born, Englishman John Walker invented the first friction match, which he named Lucifer. The match consisted of a wooden stick coated with sulphur and tipped with a mixture of sulphide of antimony, chlorate of potash, and gum. A box of 50 matches was one shilling and came with folded sandpaper to use to strike a match.

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In 1847, he was 20 years old when on July 1st, the first official postage stamps were issued in the US (not in the world - that was the UK). They were a nickel and a dime and showed Ben Franklin and George Washington.

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