Austin, Richard H.

Identifier: DBB-PER-01440
Given Name: Richard H.
Family Name: Austin
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1913
Description: Richard H. Austin was born in Stout's Mountain, Alabama, and migrated to Detroit in 1924. He became the first Black CPA (Certified Public Accountant) in Michigan in 1941.
Activity: accountant
Location: 406 E Adams Ave; 1727 St Antoine St
Affiliation: This person was an entrepreneur who operated a business and advertised services under their personal name.
Book Pages: This person, their family, or their business appears in the book Freedom Enterprise on page(s): 140, 251.
References: Profile photograph of Richard H. Austin comes from the Michigan Manual, 1959 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015071179306

Wikipedia page for Richard H. Austin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_H._Austin
Title: Austin, Richard H.

Detroit Black Business