Clement Richardson

Clement Richardson
President of Lincoln University
In office
1918–1922
Preceded byBenjamin F. Allen
Succeeded byInman E. Page
Personal details
Born1878
Halifax County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedDecember 1949 (aged 70–71)
SpouseIda J. Rivers
Children4
EducationMount Hermon School,
Brown University
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationProfessor, university president, author, editor

Clement Richardson (1878 – December 1949) was an American professor, college president, and author. An African American, he served as president of Lincoln Institute in Jefferson City, Missouri from 1918 until 1922.[1] He edited The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race[2] which includes a profile on him.[3]

  1. ^ Parks, Arnold G. (2012-09-18). Lincoln University: 1920-1970. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 31–32. ISBN 978-1-4396-1892-9.
  2. ^ Holland, Antonio Frederick (2006). Nathan B. Young and the Struggle Over Black Higher Education. University of Missouri Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-8262-6550-0.
  3. ^ Richardson, Clement, ed. (January 8, 1919). "Clement Richardson". The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. National Publishing Company – via Google Books.