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BiographyThe Poor Richard Club was a private club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose members were mostly members of the advertising industry. The club bestowed an annual Gold Medal of Achievement to numerous celebrities, including several US Presidents. The club was founded in 1906 with 75 members, just a year after a similar club opened in New York. The club had over 600 members in the 1930s, but membership declined in the 1970s. The Locust Street building was sold in 1979, and the club disbanded a few years later.--wikipedia
