Richmond Pearson Hobson
✓ Source-basedstableAmerican military officer and politician (1870-1937)
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Richmond Pearson Hobson was a United States Navy rear admiral who served from 1907 to 1915 as a U.S. representative from Alabama. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, he received the Medal of Honor years later for his part in that conflict. He later became a leading proponent of Prohibition in the United States.
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Painting of Rear Admiral Richmond P. Hobson (Retired), dated 1937. He is depicted wearing his Medal of Honor and standing before an artwork of the sinking of the USS Merrimac.
Hobson leading narcotic fight, 1923
RADM Richmond P. Hobson receives Medal of Honor from President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House, 1933Awards 1
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About this person
Country
United StatesCategory
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1870 to 1937 · aged 66
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