Edwin Richardson
| Edwin Richardson | |
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| 9th President of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana | |
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In office 1936–1941 |
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| Preceded by | George W. Bond |
| Succeeded by | Claybrook Cottingham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edwin Sanders "E. S." Richardson August 31, 1875 Gum Springs, west of Minden, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA |
| Died | October 11, 1950 (aged 75) Ruston, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Zenobia Longino Richardson (married 1903-her death) |
| Children | Leland, Ruth, Don L., Evelyn, Edwin, Jr. |
| Occupation | Educator; College president |
| Religion | Baptist |
Edwin Sanders Richardson, Sr., principally known as E. S. Richardson (August 31, 1875 – October 11, 1950), was an educator who served from August 14, 1936, until 1941 as the president of Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, the seat of Lincoln Parish. Previously, Richardson was the superintendent of schools in his native Webster Parish. The E.S. Richardson Elementary School at the intersection of East Todd and Elm street in the eastern part of Minden, established by a bond issue after World War II, is named in his honor.
Richardson was born in the Gum Springs community near the small city of Minden in northwestern Louisiana to James Sanders Richardson and the former Sally C. Havis. He attended the Minden Male Academy and then in 1900 procured his Bachelor of Science degree from Peabody College in Nashville, Tennessee. Years later in 1936, he received an LL.D. degree from Methodist-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport. On May 10, 1903, he married the former Zenobia Longino, and they had five children: Leland Richardson of Baton Rouge, Ruth Richardson of Ruston, Don L. Richardson of Tallulah in Madison Parish, Evelyn Richardson Mulhern of Rayville in Richland Parish, and E. S. Richardson, Jr., of Shreveport and later Lafayette. Richardson began teaching in 1898. He was a member of the Louisiana State University faculty in Baton Rouge from 1911 to 1916. From 1916-1920, he was the superintendent of Bienville Parish public schools, based in Arcadia.
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