Life span: 04/01/1835 to 12/01/1901Dickinson Connection: Class of 1854TabsLife SummaryFull name: Richard WoottonPlace of Birth: Prince George's County, MDBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: SouthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Siblings: 4No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 6Family: William Turnor Wootton (father), Margaret Hall Wootton (mother), Elise Duckett Contee (wife, 1873)Education: Dickinson (Carlisle College)Occupation: PoliticianAttorney or JudgeFarmer or PlanterBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: Tax collectorChurch or Religious Denomination: EpiscopalianPolitical Parties: Democratic Note Cards Richard Wootton (Dickinson Alumni Record) Reference*Wootton, Richard - Born April 1, 1835, Prince George's county, Md. ; p., William Turnor and Margaret Hall Wootton ; prep., Georgetown college ; farmer ; engaged in farming until 1887 ; member house of delegates three terms ; clerk house of delegates two terms ; deputy collector internal revenue, 1885-89, 1893-98 ; solicitor for life insurance, 1898-1901 ; B. L. society ; married, March 28, 1873, Elise Duckett Contee of Prince George's county, Md. ; children, William Hill, Henry Contee, Richard, Frank Hall, Mary Margaret, Cora Bowie. Died December 1, 1901.George Leffingwell Reed, ed., Alumni Record: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College, 1905), 159. Events Major TopicsDickinson College Documents Bibliography
Richard Wootton (Dickinson Alumni Record) Reference*Wootton, Richard - Born April 1, 1835, Prince George's county, Md. ; p., William Turnor and Margaret Hall Wootton ; prep., Georgetown college ; farmer ; engaged in farming until 1887 ; member house of delegates three terms ; clerk house of delegates two terms ; deputy collector internal revenue, 1885-89, 1893-98 ; solicitor for life insurance, 1898-1901 ; B. L. society ; married, March 28, 1873, Elise Duckett Contee of Prince George's county, Md. ; children, William Hill, Henry Contee, Richard, Frank Hall, Mary Margaret, Cora Bowie. Died December 1, 1901.George Leffingwell Reed, ed., Alumni Record: Dickinson College (Carlisle, PA: Dickinson College, 1905), 159.