Richard H. Golden

For the American comedy actor, see Richard Golden.
Richard H. Golden
10th Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1884 – 1884[1]
Preceded by Peter L. Cunningham
Succeeded by Nelson Taylor, Jr.
Personal details
Born 1850
Long Island, New York[2]
Died 1934[2]
Resting place Union Cemetery
Norwalk, Connecticut
Political party Democratic[3]
Spouse(s) Josephine A. Newcomb (m. December 6, 1888)[4]
Residence South Norwalk, Connecticut
Occupation Newspaper editor, real estate broker, financier, insurer

Richard H. Golden (1850–1934) was a one-term Democratic mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1884.

He was the son of John F. Golden and Susan Golden. He was a drummer boy during the Civil War.[2]

He was a real estate broker in South Norwalk in 1885.[2] He founded the Norwalk Building and Loan Association in 1889.[2] He co-founded the South Norwalk Trust Company.[2] He was president in the 1930s before it was merged with City Trust in the 1960s.[2] He was an editor and proprietor of the Daily Sentinel.

He founded Taylor and Golden in 1920 along with Nelson Taylor, Jr.. Taylor and Golden was purchased by Schoff Darby in 1982.[2]

References

  1. ↑ List of mayors of Norwalk, Connecticut
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 General, drummer boy began insurance firm
  3. ↑ The Issue In Connecticut
  4. ↑ Golden - Newcomb
Preceded by
Peter L. Cunningham		 Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
1884 		Succeeded by
Nelson Taylor, Jr.


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