Richard Leader

Richard Leader
Born1609 (1609)
England
Died1661 (aged 51–52)
OccupationBusinessman
Known forManager of the first integrated ironworks in North America
Spouse
Elizabeth Stacy
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(m. 1628)​
Children2 (Elizabeth Hole, Anna Clark)

Richard Leader (1609–1661) was an English businessman who was the first manager of the Saugus Iron Works, the first integrated ironworks in North America. He later engaged in business in Maine and Barbados.

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