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Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community.
Robert Reed Church was an African-American entrepreneur and landowner who lived most of his adult life in Memphis. His father, Charles B. Church was a white steamboat owner-captain. His mother, Emmeline, was a mixed-race slave owned by his father. She died when Robert was 12 years old.
Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an African-American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee who began his rise during the Civil War. He was the first African-American millionaire in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community. .
Robert Reed Church Sr. (June 18, 1839 – August 29, 1912) was an American entrepreneur, businessman and landowner in Memphis, Tennessee, who began his rise during the American Civil War. He was the first African-American "millionaire" in the South. Church built a reputation for great wealth and influence in the business community.
19 de nov. de 2007 · Robert Reed Church, Jr. was born on October 26, 1885 in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the youngest son of Robert Church Sr., a prominent African American businessman in the city and his second wife, Anna Wright Church. Like his father, he became an important businessman, political activist, and politician during the 1920s.
10 de ago. de 2016 · Robert R. Church – Memphis Heritage Trail. The legacy that Robert Reed Church Sr. left behind was no doubt a guiding light to those who esteemed the businessman in his day, including his son, Robert R. Church Jr. (1885-1952), who would follow his father’s example and blaze a trail of his own.
19 de jun. de 2023 · Robert Reed Church, Jr. was a prominent businessman and one of the most influential black leaders in Southern politics during the 1920s. Church was born on October 26, 1885, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was the youngest son of a wealthy businessman. Church was educated at Morgan Park Military Academy in Illinois.
