Richard Albert Canfield

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 395 words | Copyright

Richard Albert Canfield 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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