Richard Cordley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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minister and Kansas abolitionist
Date of Birth: 06-Sep-1829
Place of Birth: Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Jul-1904
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Richard Cordley
- Richard Cordley (September 6, 1829 – July 11, 1904) was a Protestant minister and abolitionist associated with the Jayhawkers of Kansas, he was known primarily as the pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church in Lawrence, Kansas in the 19th century.
- An early settler of Lawrence and a survivor of both the Sacking of Lawrence and the Lawrence Massacre in 1863, Cordley wrote about the history of Lawrence and the state of Kansas later in his lifetime.
- Cordley was also the receiver of the first degree ever issued by the University of Kansas.
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