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Richard Oswald (c. 1705 – 6 November 1784) was a Scottish merchant, slave trader and diplomat. During the American Revolution, he served as an advisor to the North ministry on trade regulations and the best way to respond to the American War of Independence.
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald.
Richard Oswald (1880-1963) was a prolific director, writer and producer of German, American, British and French films. He fled Nazi Germany and settled in the US, where he made films such as Around the World in 80 Days and The Living Dead.
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- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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- Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Feb 17, 2011 · Slave trader, merchant and diplomat. Richard Oswald was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He was apprenticed to his cousins in Glasgow who had a successful trade in tobacco and he...
Oswald and his associates gained control of other small islands through treaties and established on Bance Island a trading station for factors in the trafficking of African people. Oswald's extensive network of business connections served him well in building his slave-trading empire.
OSWALD, RICHARD. (1705–1784). British diplomat. Scotland. Married to Mary Ramsay, whom Robert Burns celebrated in one of his poems, he was related to the famous Continental artillery officer, Eleazer Oswald.
Merchant, slave trader, and diplomat. Born Scotland. 1746 he moved to London and began his own business initially in tobacco but quickly moved into the slave trade. His London base was at Philpot Lane.
