Champion, Richard, 1743-1791

South Carolina representative, Quaker, ceramist, and planter of Kershaw County, S.C.; immigrant to the United States, 1784, for political and financial reasons; native of Bristol, England.

From the description of Richard Champion papers, 1785-1789. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 33598172

Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer. Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympathetic to American interests. He worked to elect Edmund Burke to Parliament for Bristol in 1774. Champion emigrated with his family to South Carolina in 1784 and settled near Camden, where he died in 1791.

From the guide to the Richard Champion letter book, 1773-1775, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Richard Champion (1743-1791) of Bristol, England was a noted merchant and porcelain manufacturer.

Champion, a Quaker, was active in political and civic affairs and sympathetic to American interests. He worked to elect Edmund Burke to Parliament for Bristol in 1774. Champion emigrated with his family to South Carolina in 1784 and settled near Camden, where he died in 1791.

From the description of Richard Champion letter book, 1773-1775. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 60636288