Richard reynolds, md
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The Story of St Richard Reynolds
Saint Richard Reynolds O.Ss.S, was a Bridgettine monk of Syon Abbey, founded in Twickenham by Henry V. He was born in Devon in 1492, educated at Corpus Christi, Cambridge, and joined the Abbey in 1513, and was the only English monk well-versed in the three principal languages of Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
Richard Reynolds was martyred at Tyburn on 4th May 1535, now his feast day, for refusing the Oath of Supremacy to King Henry VIII of England. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, among the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
The painting (above) was specially commissioned by the Chairman of the Governing Body, Andrew Cole, for the Official Opening of St Richard Reynolds Catholic College on 19th September 2013. The artist is Jared Gilbey. St Richard Reynolds is shown wearing the habit of the Order of the Most Holy Saviour, he holds the book of Psalms in his left hand and a palm reed in his right hand, a symbol of his martyrdom. To his right are the Carthusian priors and Blessed John Hailes, behind them is the Tyburn Tree; to his left is St
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Richard Joshua "R.J." Reynolds
The most famous of the Reynolds children was Richard Joshua "R.J." Reynolds.
He was born July 20, 1850. In 1868, he entered Emory & Henry College. He excelled in math but struggled with writing, likely due to dyslexia.
He was hired by his brother A.D. and Andrew Lybrook to operate the tobacco factory at Rock Spring and began peddling and bartering tobacco.
In 1872, he attended Bryant & Stratton Business College where he honed his financial skills.
In the fall of 1874, he sold his interest in the Rock Spring factory and heded to Winston, North Carolina. He bought a lot next to the railroad and built "Little Red Factory," which in 1875 produced 150,000 pounds of chewing tobacco.
R.J. also dabbled in real estate, financed a tobacco auction house, and was a generous philanthropist.
His company became a subsidiary of American Tobacco Co., but he retained ownership of his factories and brands.
R.J. started experimenting with smoking tobacco in 1891 and soon created Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco. In 1913, he intro
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Richard Reynolds
Richard or Dick Reynolds may refer to:
- Richard Reynolds (martyr) (c. 1492–1535), English monk
- Richard Reynolds (bishop) (1674–1743), English bishop of Lincoln
- Richard Reynolds (ironmaster) (1735–1816), manager of and partner in the Coalbrookdale Company and associated ironworks
- Richard S. Reynolds Sr. (1881–1955), founder of Reynolds Metals
- Richard S. Reynolds, Jr. (1908–1980), president of Reynolds Metals
- Richard Reynolds (footballer) (born 1980), Guyana footballer
- R. J. Reynolds (Richard Joshua Reynolds, 1850–1918), American businessman and founder of the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
- Richard Reynolds (chemist) (1829–1900), English pharmaceutical chemist and instrument maker
- Dick Reynolds (Richard Sylvannus Reynolds, 1915–2002), Australian rules footballer
- Dick Reynolds (musician), musician, songwriter and trombonist
- Dick Reynolds (politician) (Richard Floyd Reynolds, 1927–2014), American politician
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