Richmond Viall
Richmond Viall (December 16, 1834 – November 16, 1911) was an American jeweler, silversmith, and businessman. He served as the superintendent of the Brown & Sharpe Company in Providence, Rhode Island.[1]
He was born in Seekonk, Massachusetts, now East Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Anson Viall and Elizabeth Bicknell.
He was an apprentice from 1851 to 1855 at Briggs, Houghton, & Stone silversmiths.
He worked in Providence, Rhode Island and Attleboro, Massachusetts. [2]
In 1859, he married Eliza Nelson Cole.
He worked for Brown and Sharpe beginning in 1863, eventually assuming control of the sewing machine business.
His funeral was held at the Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island, officiated by the Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins. The "Faith" stained-glass window at Central Church was given in his memory.
[3] He was buried at the Riverside Cemetery (Pawtucket, Rhode Island).
References
- ↑ Machinery. December 1911. p. 220. Search this book on
- ↑ "Richmond Viall". American Silversmiths.
- ↑ "Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Viall". Genealogy.com.
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