Edgar Rickard (January 17, 1874 – January 21, 1951) was a
mining engineer and lifelong confidant of U.S. President
Herbert Hoover.
Biography
Family
He was the son of mining engineer
Reuben Rickard
Reuben Rickard (August 20, 1841 – February 24, 1896) was a mining engineer He married Mary Elizabeth Humphreys October 3, 1863. They had six children, three of whom died young. who served as President of the Town Board of Trustees in Berkeley, ...
, and the brother of
Thomas Rickard
Thomas Rickard (1866–1911) was a mining engineer, an early resident of Berkeley, California, and served as the last President of the Town Board of Trustees from 1903 to 1909, before the new city charter went into effect, creating the office of ...
, a mining engineer and one-time
mayor of
Berkeley, California.
He was born on January 17, 1874, in
Pontgibaud,
France.
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Carrier
For many years around the turn of the century, he was the editor of a mining journal in
London.
Diary
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.
Death
Rickard died on January 21, 1951[
]
References
American mining engineers
1874 births
1951 deaths
American expatriates in the United Kingdom
French emigrants to the United States
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