People of Schenectady County, New York: R

This page conforms to the XHTML standard and uses style sheets. If your browser doesn't support these, you may not see the page as designed, but all the text is still accessible to you.

Biographical information about people who were born in, lived in, worked in or had some connection with Schenectady County.

Ral, Pieter
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Ramsey, George E. (1872 — ?)
- [Schenectady public safety commissioner]
- George E. Ramsey (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken (Rev.) (1854 — 1918)
- [ninth president of Union College]
- Andrew Van Vranken Raymond: The 9th president of Union College (Union College)
- Rev. Andrew Van Vranken Raymond (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York)
- Print Resources:
  - Somers, Wayne. "Raymond, Andrew Van Vranken" in Encyclopedia of Union College History, pp. 599-603 (Schenectady: Union College Press, 2003) [R 378.73 ENC at SCPL].
Ready, John Henry (1869 — ?)
- [pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, Schenectady]
- Rev. John Henry Ready (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
Rector, Christian (1836 — ?)
- [Glenville farmer]
- Christian Rector (Biographical Review: Greene, Schoharie and Schenectady Counties, New York)
Reist, Henry Gerber (1862 — 1942)
- [General Electric generator designer]
- Dr. Reist's Biography (Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club)
- Ogburn-McCall, Rita. St. David's Lane wildlife sanctuary remains legacy to town's early stewards (Daily Gazette 2/12/2024 p. A3, 1 photo)
Rice, Edwin Wilbur Jr. (1862 — 1935)
- [one of the "fathers of General Electric"]
- Edwin W. Rice, Jr. (1862-1935) (Edison Tech Center)
- Edwin W. Rice, Jr. (Engineering and Technology History Wiki)
- Print Resource:
  - Cowen, David L. "Edwin Wilbur Rice, Jr." in American National Biography, v. 18, pp. 408-409 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1999) [R 920 ANB at SCPL].
Richmond, Charles Alexander (1862 — 1940)
- [tenth president of Union College]
- Charles Alexander Richmond: The 10th president of Union College (Union College)
- Rev. Charles Alexander Richmond, D. D., LL. D. (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
- Print Resources:
  - Somers, Wayne. "Richmond, Charles Alexander" in Encyclopedia of Union College History, pp. 609-613 (Schenectady: Union College Press, 2003) [R 378.73 ENC at SCPL].
Rickard, Jay A. (1854 — ?)
- [Schenectady merchant and police commissioner]
- Jay A. Rickard (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
Rinckhout, Jurrian (? — 1703/4)
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Roberts, Benjamin
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Robinson, Harriet C. (1885 — 1994)
- [worked for 46 years as head of the Reference Dept. at the Schenectady County Public Library]
- Beidel, Tim. "At 106, She Again Sees Rockettes," Albany Times Union, 11/22/1991 p. B1, 1 photo.
- Dooley, Kathleen. "At 108, She Doesn't Park in Mother's Rocking Chair," Albany Times Union, 5/6/1993 p. C2, 1 photo.
- Print Resources:
  - Obituary, Daily Gazette, 6/29/1994, p. B13.
Roeloffse, Jan (? — 1690)
- [early freeholder of Schenectady]
- Adult Freeholders (History of the Schenectady Patent)
Romeyn, Dirck (1744 — 1804)
- [founder of Union College]
- From Revolt to Cityhood: The Late 1700's (The History of Education in Schenectady)
- Dirck Romeyn (Our Hall of Fame)
- Print Resources:
  - Somers, Wayne. "Romeyn, Dirck" in Encyclopedia of Union College History, pp. 619-621 (Schenectady: Union College Press, 2003) [R 378.73 ENC at SCPL].
Rosner, Elizabeth
- [novelist, poet, essayist]
- Biography (author's site)
- Biography: Elizabeth Rosner (Bookreporter.com)
- Elizabeth Rosner (2004) (New York State Writers Institute)
- Reading Group Guide for The Speed of Light
- Elizabeth Rosner (Random House)
Rourke, Charles F. (1896 — ?)
- [Schenectady physician and surgeon]
- Charles F. Rourke, M. D. (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
Ryder, John M. (1892 — ?)
- [Schenectady architect]
- John M. Ryder (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)
Rynex, James W. (1857 — ?)
- [Schenectady police chief]
- James W. Rynex (History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925)