Richardson, Matthew

Matthew Richardson was born on August 4, 1772, in Glasgow, Scotland, died on October 14, 1860, in Halifax, and was buried in Camp Hill cemetery. He was listed on the Hand in Hand Fire Company roster of 1801. The Annals of the North British Society said the following about him: “Matthew Richardson, a most estimable member, was in business many years in Halifax, and made considerable money. He was long- supposed to have been in partnership in several speculations with Earl Dalhousie, who had considerable funds at command while in British America.” According to Thomas Akins (History of Halifax City), Richardson had a store “at the foot of Prince Street;” additionally, the Acadian Recorder reported that his house was destroyed by fire in 1831.