Richard Southgate
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Richard Southgate was born in New York City on Jan 23, 1774. He was the only son of Capt. Wright Southgate and Mary Lush. He studied law at William and Mary College in Williamsburg, Virginia and was educated as a lawyer at Albany, New York.[1]
Richard Southgate came to Newport, Kentucky from Richmond, Virginia in 1795. In October 1797, he was licensed to practice law in the court of Kentucky; appointed Commonwealth Attorney for Campbell County, Kentucky in 1798. He was State Representative in 1803 and Senator from 1817-1821. Richard died in July of 1857 at the age of 83. Richard's home still stands on Third Street in Newport, Kentucky.
Richard Southgate married Ann Winston Hinde 30 July 1799 in Newport, Kentucky. He was the son-in-law of Doctor Thomas Hinde.[2] His son William Wright Southgate was a US Congressman from Northern Kentucky.
He undertook the manufacture of silk and on January 21, 1854, received the silver medal for perfection and general excellence of silk at the New York Crystal Palace exhibition of the industry of all nations.
General John T. Thompson inventor of the Tommy Gun was born in this home. He was a grandson.
His former home the Southgate House on Third Street is a popular niteclub in Newport, Kentucky.
Southgate, Kentucky was named for this family.
