| Name |
Henry Burchell “Punch” RICHARDSON [3, 4, 5, 6, 7] |
| Prefix |
State Senator |
| Suffix |
Sr. |
| Birth |
15 Oct 1916 |
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
he attended the University of South Carolina and was a graduate of USC School of Law [3] |
| HIST |
former state senator for 18 years and founding partner of Richardson, James and Player Law FIrm he was named for his uncle, his father’s brother He was a member of the American Legion, a former Sumter County magistrate, a member of the American College of Probate Counsel, and a member of Sumter County, South Carolina and the American Bar Associations. He was also a member of Seldon Society, Sumter County Historical Society and the Palmetto Club. He was past chairman of the board of directors of the American Automobile Association of the Carolinas as well as being a member of the Elks Club, Lions Club, a Mason, a Shriner and a member of the Royal Order of the Jesters. [3, 6] |
| MILI |
he was an Army veteran of World War II [3] |
| Occupation |
state senator for 18 years from Sumter, South Carolina [3, 6] |
| Religion |
he was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter, Sumter, South Carolina [3] |
| _UID |
3CADFAF6CBCE4B5D8DDE7A9E14FEDBA832B2 |
| Death |
11 May 1997 |
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina [2] |
| Burial |
13 May 1997 |
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, near Pinewood, Sumter County, South Carolina [4] |
- Elmore-Hill-McCreight Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
|
| Person ID |
I134086 |
Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified |
17 Apr 2022 |
| Father |
Richard Charles RICHARDSON, b. 23/21 Jan 1874, Pinewood, Clarendon/Sumter County, South Carolina d. 23 Dec 1932, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Knox SULLIVAN, b. 6 Nov 1882, Laurens County, South Carolina d. 7 May 1957, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 74 years) |
| Marriage |
2 Nov 1904 [8] |
| _UID |
6FA06A887BED4D44BAD0634C9227439CCB8A |
| _UID |
6FA06A887BED4D44BAD0634C9227439CCB8A |
| Family ID |
F92189 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Thelma Lucille SEIGLER, b. 13 Jan 1920, Batesburg, South Carolina d. 23 Nov 2010, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 90 years) |
| _UID |
1D382DB004B542F8A097620DA9A1493A98C2 |
| _UID |
1D382DB004B542F8A097620DA9A1493A98C2 |
| Children |
| | 1. Henry Burchell RICHARDSON, Jr., b. Sep 1943, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina d. 1 Oct 2015 (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Phillip Courtney RICHARDSON, Sr., b. 1950, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 21 Sep 2021 (Age 71 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F92190 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
23 Mar 2026 |
1916 - 1997 (80 years)