Individual Details
Martin Mower Richardson
(21 Feb 1883 - )
Events
| Birth | 21 Feb 1883 | Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota |  | ||
| Bio Note | Martin sang in the choir in Saint Paul at the age of 10 years old. He studied music in Saint Paul and New York, before going to Europe for further study. | | |||
| Graduation | Central High School, Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota | | |||
| Occupation | 1910 - 1911 | vocal teacher - Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Census | 15 Apr 1910 | 13 Monroe Place, Brooklyn, Kings, New York |  | | |
| Bio Note | From 1911 to 1914 | Martin sang with Vincenzo Lombardi - Florence, Tuscany, Italy | | ||
| Occupation | Bet 1912 and 1915 | sang in operas and concerts - Italy | | ||
| Occupation | 31 May 1914 | debuted as Ernesto in "Don Pasquale" - the Royal Opera, Florence, Tuscany, Italy | | ||
| Occupation | Jun 1914 | sang in concerts - London, England, United Kingdom | | ||
| Bio Note | Martin was engaged for the Boston Opera, which failed on his return to the United States | | |||
| Occupation | Aft 1915 | sang in numerous concerts - United States | | | |
| Residence | 1918 | Hotel Wellington, New York, New York, New York | | ||
| Membership | the Masonic Lodge | |
Families
| Father | William Henry Richardson (1846 - 1905) |
| Mother | Mary J. Mower (1850 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Ada B. Richardson (1874 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Martha Augusta "Gussie" Richardson (1877 - ) |
Notes
Census
Martin M. Richardson was enumerated as a boarder in the household of May C. Fitzgerald, male, white, age 27, single, born in Minnesota, father born in Maine, mother born in Minnesota, able to speak English, musician in the music industry, working for own account, able to read, and able to write. Enumerated below Martin M. Richardson was Mary M. Richardson [mother] and Martha A. Richardson [sister].Occupation
Martin sang in several churches and concerts in New York. In 1915, in association with W. Albert Spalding in concerts in Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Maryland. He toured Maine with W. R. Chapman in 1916, and then from 1917-18, he performed in the western U.S. with C. W. Best.Endnotes
1. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 74.
2. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
3. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
4. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
5. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
6. 1910 U.S. census, Kings County, New York, population schedule, Brooklyn Borough, Ward 1, enumeration district (ED) 5, sheet 16 B, dwelling 110, family 148, May C. Fitzgerald household, line 79, Martin M. Richardson; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 August 2020); Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C..
7. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
8. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
9. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
10. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
11. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
12. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
13. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.
14. Cesar Saerchinger, editor, International Who's Who in Music and Musical Gazetteer: A Contemporary Biographical Dictionary and a Record of the World's Musical Activity, First Edition (New York, New York: Current Literature Publishing Company, 1918), 523; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 13 February 2019.