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Richard Dillingham
American activist
| Bio | Richard Dillingham was a Quaker school teacher from Peru Township in what is now Morrow County, Ohio, U.S., who was arrested in Tennessee on December 5, 1848, while aiding the attempted escape of three slaves. Tried April 12, 1849, he was sentenced to three years in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville. He died there of cholera.2 |
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| Born | 1823 Jun 181 |
| Died | 1850 Jun 301 |
| Occupation | abolitionist1 |
| Cause of death | cholera, natural causes1 |
| Status | Confirmed: Richard Dillingham is a 27 Club member |