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'''Douglas Charles Richardson''' (b 1951), author of genealogical books.
 
'''Douglas Charles Richardson''' (b 1951), author of genealogical books.
  
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==Douglas Charles Richardson==
 
==Douglas Charles Richardson==
Douglas Richardson was born 16 Apr 16, 1951 in [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]], [[California]], the son of [[#Wayne H Richardson|Wayne H Richardson]] and his wife [[#Joan Elizabeth Kercheval|Joan Elizabeth Kercheval]], both natives of California.  They had an elder son Kenneth Dryden Richardson born in 1949.
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Douglas Richardson was born 16 Apr 1951 in [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]], [[California]], the son of [[#Wayne H Richardson|Wayne H Richardson]] and his wife [[#Joan Elizabeth Kercheval|Joan Elizabeth Kercheval]], both natives of California.  They had an elder son Kenneth Dryden Richardson born in 1949.
  
 
Douglas graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1973 with a B.A. in History and then the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977 with an M.A. in History.
 
Douglas graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1973 with a B.A. in History and then the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977 with an M.A. in History.
  
Douglas married Rozanne Somerville on 31 Dec 31 1980 and they had six children: Wayne H, Elizabeth G, Avyette A, Mary E S, Joan E, and William M. In 1990 the family lived in Bethany, Oklahoma County, [[Oklahoma]].
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Douglas married Rozanne Somerville on 31 Dec 1980 and they had six children: Wayne H, Elizabeth G, Avyette A, Mary E S, Joan E, and William M. In 1990 the family lived in Bethany, Oklahoma County, [[Oklahoma]].
  
Douglas has writen four books on genealogy including his most recent, an update to David Faris' [[Plantagenet Ancestry]].  He is a frequent contributor to [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.medieval/topics soc.genealogy.medieval]. As of March 2008 he lives in or near Salt Lake City, [[Utah]].
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Douglas has writen four books on genealogy including his most recent, an update to David Faris' [[Plantagenet Ancestry]].  He is a frequent contributor to [http://groups.google.com/group/soc.genealogy.medieval/topics soc.genealogy.medieval]. As of March 2008 he lives in or near Salt Lake City, [[Utah]].  You can purchase his books directly from him at [http://www.royalancestry.net/ his official website].
  
 
===Works===
 
===Works===
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===Primary documents for 1===
 
===Primary documents for 1===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=Douglas&f1=Richardson&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=14&recid=18444172&recoff=1+3 California Birth Index, 1905-1995] showing : "Douglas Charles Richardson, born Apr 16, 1951, Sacramento County.  Mother's maiden name: Kercheval"
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&f2=Douglas&f1=Richardson&sx=&f9=&f5=&f4=&rg_f3__date=&rs_f3__date=0&f6=&f7=&gskw=&prox=1&db=cabirth1905&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=14&recid=18444172&recoff=1+3 California Birth Index, 1905-1995] showing : "Douglas Charles Richardson, born 16 Apr 1951, Sacramento County.  Mother's maiden name: Kercheval"
  
 
===Secondary sources for 1===
 
===Secondary sources for 1===
*The Eno and Enos family in America..., by Douglas Richardson page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Douglas Charles Richardson, born 4-16-1951..."
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*The Eno and Enos family in America..., by Douglas Richardson page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Douglas Charles Richardson, born 16 Apr 1951..."
 
*Who's Who in Genealogy & Heraldry, by Mary Keysor Meyer, P William Filby. 1990. quoted by Douglas to Gen-Medieval-L@rootsweb.com 26 Apr 2002 [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2002-04/1019790427 here], naming his parents as "Wayne H Richardson and Joan Elizabeth Kercheval"
 
*Who's Who in Genealogy & Heraldry, by Mary Keysor Meyer, P William Filby. 1990. quoted by Douglas to Gen-Medieval-L@rootsweb.com 26 Apr 2002 [http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2002-04/1019790427 here], naming his parents as "Wayne H Richardson and Joan Elizabeth Kercheval"
 
*''The American Genealogist'', Vol 55, No. 2, April 1979, pp 115- "CCXIV Douglas Richardson, 4032 Cresta Way, Sacramento, CA 95825" "1. Douglas Charles Richardson, 1951-, Sacramento, CA; as son of 2. Wayne H. Richardson, 1917-, Sutter Co, CA. and 3. Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, 1917-, Sacramento, CA"
 
*''The American Genealogist'', Vol 55, No. 2, April 1979, pp 115- "CCXIV Douglas Richardson, 4032 Cresta Way, Sacramento, CA 95825" "1. Douglas Charles Richardson, 1951-, Sacramento, CA; as son of 2. Wayne H. Richardson, 1917-, Sutter Co, CA. and 3. Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, 1917-, Sacramento, CA"
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===See also===
 
===See also===
[[Additions and Corrections to Plantagenet Ancestry]]
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*[[Additions and Corrections to Plantagenet Ancestry]]
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*[[Douglas Richardson, awaiting answers]]
  
 
==Wayne H Richardson==
 
==Wayne H Richardson==
Wayne H Richardson was born 29 Dec 1917 in [[Sutter County, California|Sutter County]], [[California]], the son of [[#Newton Eno Richardson|Newton Eno Richardson]] and his wife [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura Lucinda Shearer]].
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Wayne H Richardson was born 29 Dec 1917 Sutter County, [[California]], the son of [[#Newton Eno Richardson|Newton Eno Richardson]] and his wife [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura Lucinda Shearer]].
  
 
He married on 8 Jun 1940 in [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]], [[California]] to [[#Joan Elizabeth Kercheval|Joan Elizabeth Kercherval]].
 
He married on 8 Jun 1940 in [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento County]], [[California]] to [[#Joan Elizabeth Kercheval|Joan Elizabeth Kercherval]].
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===Secondary sources for 2===
 
===Secondary sources for 2===
*The Eno and Enos family in America..., by Douglas Richardson page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Wayne H Richardson, born Dec 29, 1917 in Sutter Co, Calif.  He married June 8, 1940 in Sacramento, Calif to Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, the daughter of Elbert Merwin and Elizabeth Lenniker Fennie..." and on page 226 we see the parents of Wayne [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00228-0&sid=&gskw=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&cr=1 here] as : "Newton Eno Richardson, born May 22, 1878 in Brentwood, Calif.  He married on 1-1-1901 in Salinas, Calif. to Laura Lucinda Shearer..."
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*The Eno and Enos family in America..., by Douglas Richardson page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Wayne H Richardson, born 29 Dec 1917 in Sutter Co, Calif.  He married 8 Jun 1940 in Sacramento, Calif to Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, the daughter of Elbert Merwin and Elizabeth Lenniker Fennie..." and on page 226 we see the parents of Wayne [http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00228-0&sid=&gskw=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&cr=1 here] as : "Newton Eno Richardson, born 22 May 1878 in Brentwood, Calif.  He married on 1 Jan 1901 in Salinas, Calif. to Laura Lucinda Shearer..."
  
 
==Joan Elizabeth Kercheval==
 
==Joan Elizabeth Kercheval==
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*The Eno and Enos family in America... page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Wayne H Richardson, born Dec 29, 1917 in Sutter Co, Calif.  He married June 8, 1940 in Sacramento, Calif to Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, the daughter of Elbert Merwin and Elizabeth Lenniker Fennie..."
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*The Eno and Enos family in America... page 228 [http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=BookView&ti=0&dbid=16006&iid=dvm_GenMono002712-00230-0&rc=302,1011,623,1071;599,1010,721,1068;756,1004,1310,1069;507,1610,818,1686;800,1607,923,1667;946,1606,1515,1667&fn=&ln=Record+Wayne+H+Richardson&st=d&ssrc=&pid=204 here] stating : "Wayne H Richardson, born 29 Dec 1917 in Sutter Co, Calif.  He married 8 Jun 1940 in Sacramento, Calif to Joan Elizabeth Kercheval, the daughter of Elbert Merwin and Elizabeth Lenniker Fennie..."
  
 
==Newton Eno Richardson==
 
==Newton Eno Richardson==
Newton Eno Richardson was born 22 May 1878 in Brentwood, [[Contra Costa County, California]] the son of [[#Alpheus Richardson|Alpheus Richardson]] by his wife [[#Avyette Taylor|Avyette Taylor]].  Newton married [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura Lucinda Shearer]] in California, possibly in Contra Costa or Siskiyou County.  He was a farmer and physician.  He died 10 Aug 1935 in [[Sutter County, California]].
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Newton Eno Richardson was born 22 May 1878 in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California the son of [[#Alpheus Richardson|Alpheus Richardson]] by his wife [[#Avyette Taylor|Avyette Taylor]].  Newton married [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura Lucinda Shearer]] in California, possibly in Contra Costa or Siskiyou County.  He was a farmer and physician.  He died 10 Aug 1935 in Sutter County, California.
  
 
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==Elbert Merwin Kercheval==
 
==Elbert Merwin Kercheval==
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=WW1draft%2c&rank=0&=%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c%2c&gsfn=Elbert&gsln=Kercheval&sx=&gs1co=1%2cAll+Countries&gs1pl=1%2c+&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=39&fh=0&recid=1416473&recoff=1+3 ''World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918''] : "Elbert Merwin Kercheval, born 5 Nov 1884, residence Courtland, Sacramento County, California; nearest relative Elizabeth F Kercheval of Courtland; Tall, medium build, Gray eyes, brown hair, no disabilities, registered 12 Sep 1918"
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==Elizabeth Finnie==
 
==Elizabeth Finnie==
 
==Alpheus Richardson==
 
==Alpheus Richardson==
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Samuel McConnell Shearer was born Dec 1836 in [[Ohio]] to parents who were natives of that state.
 
Samuel McConnell Shearer was born Dec 1836 in [[Ohio]] to parents who were natives of that state.
  
As a young man he came to San Juan Bautista, a tiny place in [[Monterey County, California]], applied and was accepted as a teacher.  While a resident there he married on 31 Jul 1862 at Trinity Church in San Jose, [[Santa Clara County, California]] to Miss Climena C French and they had two surviving children: Edwin and Grace.  His first wife either died, or they divorced by 1877 when he had married again.
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Between 1860 and 1862 he came to San Juan Bautista, a tiny place in [[Monterey County, California]], applied and was accepted as a teacher.  While a resident there he married on 31 Jul 1862 at Trinity Church in San Jose, [[Santa Clara County, California]] to Miss Climena C French and they had two surviving children: Edwin and Grace.  His first wife either died, or they divorced by 1877 when he had married again.
  
 
While Superintendent of Schools for Monterey County, California, he married secondly to Martha Young (b 1844) a native of Hancock County, Virginia (now [[West Virginia]]), and they had at least two more surviving children: [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura]] and William.
 
While Superintendent of Schools for Monterey County, California, he married secondly to Martha Young (b 1844) a native of Hancock County, Virginia (now [[West Virginia]]), and they had at least two more surviving children: [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura]] and William.
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&gsfn=samuel&gsln=shearer&sx=y&f23=&f3=&f4=&f13=ohio&rg_81004011__date=&rs_81004011__date=0&f11=&f12=&f6=&f2=&gskw=&prox=1&db=1850usfedcenancestry&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&pcat=35&fh=3&recid=16091955&recoff=1+2+15+16 1850 Census of Ballville, Sandusky County, Ohio], he is *perhaps* this same Samuel Shearer, not clear.
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=OHM653_1043-0103&fn=Saml&ln=Sherer&st=r&ssrc=&pid=42519821 1860 Census of Mill, Tuscarawas County, Ohio], notice that his occupation is "Teacher"
 
*[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7667&iid=OHM653_1043-0103&fn=Saml&ln=Sherer&st=r&ssrc=&pid=42519821 1860 Census of Mill, Tuscarawas County, Ohio], notice that his occupation is "Teacher"
 
*[http://www.calarchives4u.com/church/trin-sec4.htm Trinity Church, San Jose, California: Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903. San Jose, Calif.: Trinity Parish Guild, 1903. reproduced at calarchives4u.com] showing : "1862 July 31 Samuel M. Shearer-Climena C. French"
 
*[http://www.calarchives4u.com/church/trin-sec4.htm Trinity Church, San Jose, California: Advent, 1860, to Easter, 1903. San Jose, Calif.: Trinity Parish Guild, 1903. reproduced at calarchives4u.com] showing : "1862 July 31 Samuel M. Shearer-Climena C. French"
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==Howard D Kercheval==
 
==Howard D Kercheval==
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004118440_00153&fn=Mary+G&ln=Coggeshell&st=r&ssrc=&pid=15039075 1900 Census of Franklin Township, Sacramento County, California] : "Howard Kercheval, Dec 1860, CA/OH/OH, Fruit Grocer; Martha S, Aug 1858, NJ/NJ/NJ; and several children and laborers"
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==Martha Barkey==
 
==Martha Barkey==
 
==Robert D Finnie==
 
==Robert D Finnie==
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==Possible Royal Descent==
 
==Possible Royal Descent==
 
Douglas Richardson, in a posting to Gen-Med 1 Sep 2007 supplied the following royal descent for himself:
 
Douglas Richardson, in a posting to Gen-Med 1 Sep 2007 supplied the following royal descent for himself:
# HENRY II, King of England, by a mistress, IDA DE TONY.  
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# [[Henry II, King of England]], by a mistress, Ida de Tony.  
# WILLIAM LONGESPÉE, Knt., Earl of Salisbury, married ELA OF SALISBURY.  
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# William Longespee, Knt., Earl of Salisbury, married Ela of Salisbury.  
# WILLIAM LONGESPÉE, Knt., of Amesbury, Wiltshire, married IDOINE DE CAMVILLE.  
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# William Longespee, Knt., of Amesbury, Wiltshire, married Idoine de Camville.  
# ELA LONGESPÉE, married JAMES DE AUDLEY, Knt., of Heleigh (in Audley), Staffordshire.  
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# Ela Longespee, married James de Audley, Knt., of Heleigh (in Audley), Staffordshire.  
# NICHOLAS DE AUDLEY, Knt., of Heleigh (in Audley), Staffordshire, married KATHERINE GIFFARD.  
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# Nicholas de Audley, Knt., of Heleigh (in Audley), Staffordshire, married Katherine Giffard.  
# NICHOLAS DE AUDLEY, Knt., 1st Lord Audley, married JOAN MARTIN.  
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# Nicholas de Audley, Knt., 1st Lord Audley, married Joan Martin.  
# ALICE DE AUDLEY, married HUGH DE MEYNELL, Knt., of Langley Meynell (in Kirk Langley), Derbyshire.  
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# Alice de Audley, married Hugh de Meynell, Knt., of Langley Meynell (in Kirk Langley), Derbyshire.  
# ISABEL DE MEYNELL, married THOMAS DE SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire.  
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# ISABEL de MEYNELL, married THOMAS DE SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire.  
 
# HUGH SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, married BEATRICE BREWES.  
 
# HUGH SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, married BEATRICE BREWES.  
 
# RALPH SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, married JOAN BASSET.  
 
# RALPH SHIRLEY, Knt., of Lower Ettington, Warwickshire, married JOAN BASSET.  
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# ISAAC TAYOR, of Bolton, Brome Co., P.Q., Canada, Wisconsin, and Calif., married BETSEY W. POWELL.  
 
# ISAAC TAYOR, of Bolton, Brome Co., P.Q., Canada, Wisconsin, and Calif., married BETSEY W. POWELL.  
 
# ALEXANDER THOMPSON TAYLOR, of Bolton, Brome Co., P.Q., Canada and Calif., married LOVISA BRUCE.  
 
# ALEXANDER THOMPSON TAYLOR, of Bolton, Brome Co., P.Q., Canada and Calif., married LOVISA BRUCE.  
# AVYETTE TAYLOR, married ALPHEUS RICHARDSON, of Ohio and Contra Costa Co. and San Jose, Calif.  
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# [[#Avyette Taylor|Avyette Taylor]], married [[#Alpheus Richardson|Alpheus Richardson]], of Ohio and Contra Costa Co. and San Jose, Calif.  
# NEWTON ENO RICHARDSON, M.D., of Calif., married LAURA LUCINDA SHEARER.  
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# [[#Newton Eno Richardson|Newton Eno Richardson, M.D.]], of Calif., married [[#Laura Lucinda Shearer|Laura Lucinda Shearer]].  
# WAYNE H. RICHARDSON, of Sacramento, Calif., married JOAN ELIZABETH KERCHEVAL.  
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# [[#Wayne H Richardson|Wayne H Richardson]], of Sacramento, Calif., married [[#Joan Elizabeth Kercheval|Joan Elizabeth Kercheval]].  
# DOUGLAS RICHARDSON.  
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# [[#Douglas Richardson|Douglas Richardson]].  
  
 
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