Delafield, Richard (09/01/1798-11/05/1873)

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Summary

  • Occupation: Army officer
  • Number of Terms: 1

Subject

  • Delafield, Richard 1798-1873
  • Board of Regents
  • Citizen Regent

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

Regent images can be seen at

Images of this Regent can be found in the following repositories: National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; United States Military Academy; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society;

Regent type

Citizen

State

District of Columbia

Short Legal Citation

13 Stat. 569 (1865), Res. No. 16

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Dictionary of American Biography. Volumes 1-20. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1928-1936; Who Was Who in America. A component volume of "Who's Who in American History." Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Revised Edition. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1967.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 12/14/1865-12/1871

Topic

Regents

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

Biographies

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