| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Canfield, Richard Albert |
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| 1855–1914, American gambler, b. New Bedford, Mass. A well-known gambling operator in Providence, R.I., Canfield went in the 1880s to New York, where his gambling establishment became famous. It was closed in 1904 largely through the efforts of W. T. Jerome, district attorney. Canfield was a noted art collector. The solitaire game Canfield was named for him. |
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