Person:Richard Downing (14)

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Richard Downing, M.D.
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Name Richard Downing, M.D.
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1755 Harford County, Maryland
Death[1] 20 Aug 1812 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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  1. Downing Family, in Lexington History Museum.

    Richard (1755 – Aug. 20, 1812) was a surgeon’s assistant in the Continental Line during the Revolution. He was prominent in Lexington as a physician, a member of the Transylvania Board of Trustees, a founder of the Lexington Public Library in1798, and a charter member of the Jockey Club. He had a large home near the NE corner of Main and Spring Sts. and owned considerable land in the county.