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About Richard Gentry
Richard Gentry was an American politician, slave owner, and soldier from Missouri. Gentry was killed in Florida at the Battle of Lake Okeechobee during the Seminole Wars. The Missouri county of Gentry is named for him. He was the first mayor and founder of Columbia, Missouri.
Everything about Richard Gentry →- Position held
- Mayor of Columbia, Missouri
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- August 25, 1788
- Died
- December 25, 1837