Richard Edgar Christian (1882 - 1940)

Born 14 Aug 1882 in Pitcairn Island, Pitcairn Islands

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Died 20 Jun 1940 at age 57 in Pitcairn Island, Pitcairn Islands

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Biography

Richard was born in 1882. He was the son of Francis Christian. He passed away in 1940.

Richard Edgar Christian (14 August 1882 – 20 June 1940) was a Pitcairn Islander. He served as Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn in three spells between 1926 and 1940, and was also the island's first postmaster.

Christian was born on Pitcairn Island on 14 August 1882 to Francis Hickson Christian and Eunice Jane Lawrence Young. His siblings included Parkin Christian, another Chief Magistrate. On 22 August 1907 he married Adelia Carrie Jordon McCoy, the daughter of long-serving Pitcairn leader James Russell McCoy. They had three children, Hilda, Warren and Ivan. Warren and Ivan also later served as Chief Magistrates.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Edgar_Christian

• http://www.thepeerage.com/p16472.htm#i164720