Richard H. Golden

Richard H. Golden (1850–1934) was a one-term Democratic mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut in 1884.

Richard H. Golden
10th Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
In office
1884  1884[1]
Preceded byPeter L. Cunningham
Succeeded byNelson Taylor Jr.
Personal details
Born1850
Long Island, New York[2]
Died1934[2]
Resting placeUnion Cemetery
Norwalk, Connecticut
Political partyDemocratic[3]
Spouse(s)Josephine A. Newcomb (m. December 6, 1888)[4]
ResidenceSouth Norwalk, Connecticut
OccupationNewspaper editor, real estate broker, financier, insurer

He was the son of John F. Golden and Susan Golden. He was a drummer boy during the Civil War.[2]

He was a real estate broker in South Norwalk in 1885.[2] He founded the Norwalk Building and Loan Association in 1889.[2] He co-founded the South Norwalk Trust Company.[2] He was president in the 1930s before it was merged with City Trust in the 1960s.[2] He was an editor and proprietor of the Daily Sentinel.

He founded Taylor and Golden in 1920 along with Nelson Taylor Jr.. Taylor and Golden was purchased by Schoff Darby in 1982.[2]

References

Preceded by
Peter L. Cunningham
Mayor of South Norwalk, Connecticut
1884
Succeeded by
Nelson Taylor Jr.


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