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Biographies of Prominent Richardson Residents
or People Who Had a Role in Richardson History
From the forthcoming book, RICHARDSON: A History of One of the Biggest Small Cities in Texas
John B. Floyd, early settler, founder of Breckinridge (forerunner of Richardson) Sam Harben, newspaper publisher (The Richardson Echo) Neely Huffhines, prominent resident, namesake of Huffhines Park From Other Sources Lloyd V. Berkner, scientist, high school namesake George Blewett, minister, early settler, one of the founders of Richardson Benjamin Bowser, banker, early settler John C. Breckinridge, politician, namesake of town that preceded Richardson Robert F. Campbell, farmer, early settler Marina Oswald Porter, widow of alleged presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald Jerry Owens, civic leader and chairman, Owens Country Sausage Company Benjamin Prigmore, farmer, soldier, early settler Bernard Reilly, one of the founders of Richardson Alfred S. Richardson, lawyer, politician, railroader, city namesake Ann Rice, author, attended Richardson H.S. (graduated 1959) James Fred Rippy, Ph.D., esteemed scholar specializing in the history of Latin America, first person from Richardson to earn a college degree Jacob Routh, minister, early settler Jessica Simpson, singer, attended Pearce H.S. Robert Tilton, televangelist, attended Richardson H.S. (graduated 1964) William J. Wheeler, one of the founders of Richardson
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