Richmond P. Hobson
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 88 years ago |
| Date of birth | August 17,1870 |
| Zodiac sign | Leo |
| Born | Greensboro |
| Alabama | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 16,1937 |
| Died | New York |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Battles and wars | Spanish–American War |
| Merrimac | |
| Children | Richmond P. Hobson Jr. |
| Place of burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Grandparents | Richmond Mumford Pearson |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Books | The Great Destroyer: Speech in the House of Representatives, February 2, 1911 |
| The Truth about Alcohol: Speech ... in the House of Representatives, Dec. 22, 1914 | |
| Buck Jones at Annapolis | |
| The Great destroyer | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 933724 |
Richmond P. Hobson Life story
Richmond Pearson Hobson was a United States Navy rear admiral who served from 1907–1915 as a U.S. Representative from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish–American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. He later became a leading proponent of Prohibition in the United States.