Richardson, Hobart Wood – Richmond, Jacob L
Richardson, Hobart Wood
journalist, author, was born in 1831. He was a journalist of Portland, Maine, and the author of Paper Money; The National Banks; and The Standard Dollar. He died in 1889.
Richardson, J. M
soldier, poet, was born March 13, 1831, in South Carolina.
He served in the civil war as a confederate, attaining the rank of colonel. He has contributed both prose and verse to the leading magazines and journals of South Carolina.
Richardson, James B
governor, was born in South Carolina. He was governor of that state from 1802 to 1804.
Richardson, James Daniel
soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born March 10, 1843, in Rutherford county, Tenn. In 1870 he was elected a representative in the Tennessee state legislature, and was elected speaker on the first day of the session. In 1872 he was elected state senator and served two years, and in 1873, when thirty years of age, was made grand master of Masons for the state of Tennessee. He also became grand high priest of the grand chapter of the state.. In 1884 he was elected a representative from Tennessee to the forty-ninth, fiftieth, fifty-first, fifty-second, fifty-third, fifty-fourth and fifty-fifth congresses as a democrat.
Richardson, John Fram
educator, author, was born Feb. 7, 1808, in Vernon, N. Y. He believed he had discovered the true pronunciation of Latin, as spoken by the ancient Romans, and in the face of much opposition taught it to his pupils.
It has since been adopted by many of the foremost educators. He published Roman Orthoepy: a Plea for the Restoration of the True System of Latin Pronunciation. He died Feb. 10, 1868, in Rochester, N. Y.
Richardson, John Peter
state legislator, congressman, governor, was born April 14, 1801, in Hickory Hill, S. C.
He was a member of the South Carolina state legislature from 1824 to 1836; was a representative in congress from 1837 to 1840; and was governor of South Carolina from 1840 to 1842. He died Jan. 24, 1864, in Fulton, S. C.
Richardson, John S
soldier, lawyer, agriculturist, congressman, was born Feb. 29, 1828, in Sumter district, S. C.
He served in the confederate army as a commissioned officer during the war of the rebellion. He was a member of the South Carolina state house of representatives from 1865 to 1867. He was elected a representative from South Carolina to the forty-sixth and forty-seventh congresses as a democrat.
Richardson, John Smythe
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, was born April 11, 1777, in Sumter, S. C. He was an associate judge of the general sessions and of the common pleas, and presiding judge of the court of appeals; and was elected a member of congress in 1820, but owing to some exigency in his private affairs, was not qualified. He was a member of the state legislature, and attorney-general for the state of South Carolina. He died May 8, 1850, in Charleston, S. C.
Richardson, Joseph
clergyman, congressman, was born Feb. 1, 1778, in Billerica, Mass. He was a representative in congress from Massachusetts from 1827 to 1831; and was senior pastor over the First church at Hingham for fifty years.
He died Sept. 25, 1871, in Hingham, Mass.
Richardson, Joseph
architect, was born Sept. 7, 1814, in England. Thirty years ago he established a line of steamboats between New York and Bridgeport, Conn., which he yet controls. The water works at Laramie City are another monument to his enterprise, he having been their originator and builder. He also built the water works at Houston, Texas.
Richardson, Nathaniel Smith
clergyman, journalist, author, was born Jan. 8, 1810, in Middlebury, Conn. He was an episcopal clergyman who was editor of The American Church Review, and was the author of Reasons Why I am a Churchman; Reasons Why I am not a Papist; and Evidences of Natural and Revealed Religion. He died Aug. 7, 1883, in Bridgeport, Conn.
Richardson, Richard
patriot, soldier, was born in 1704 near Jamestown, Va. In 1775 he was a member of the council of safety at Charleston, S. C.; and in 1776 became a brigadier-general. He died in September, 1781, near Salisbury, S. C.
Richardson, Sherman D
soldier, journalist, poet, was born Jan. 2, 1847, in Stafford, Conn. Colonel Richardson was an officer in the civil war. He learned the printing business, and has been editor, cartoonist, special correspondent and contributor to various newspapers and magazines. He is known as the War Poet; has given public readings of his own works with success; and is the author of a volume of poems. ficial, was born Oct. 22, 1844, in Port Gib-
Richardson, T
journalist, public ofson, Miss. For eighteen years he has been an alderman of his native city; postmaster for twenty years, and a delegate to the republican national conventions of 1884 and 1896. He is the editor and owner of The Vidette of Port Gibson, Miss.
Richardson, William Adams
lawyer, jurist, state legislator, author, was born Nov. 2, 1821, in Tynsborough, Mass. In 1855 he was appointed to revise the statutes of Massachusetts, and subsequently was appointed to edit the annual supplements to the general statutes, which he continued to do for twenty-two years.
In 1856 he became a judge of probate, and two years later judge of probate and insolvency, serving as such for sixteen years. He became assistant secretary of the treasury department, and in 1871 went to Europe as a financial agent for the government. In 1873 he was appointed secretary of the treasury, and in 1874 accepted a seat on the bench of the United States court of claims. In 1885 he was appointed chief justice of the United States court of claims. He was the author of The Banking Laws of Massachusetts; History of the Court of Claims; Practical Information Concerning the United States Public Debt; and National Banking Laws.
Richardson, William Alexan- Der
soldier, lawyer, congressman, United States senator, governor, was born Oct. 11, 1811, in Fayette county, Ky. In 1835 he was elected state attorney; in 1836 a member of the Illinois state legislature, and in 1838 was elected to the state senate. In 1844 he was again elected to the legislature, and made speaker of the house; and was also chosen a presidential elector in 1844. In 1846 he served as captain in the Mexican war. In 1847 he was elected a representative in congress from Illinois, where he continued to serve by re-election until 1856. In 1857 he was appointed governor of Nebraska, and in 1860 was elected to the house of representatives, and was elected a senator in congress to fill a vacancy. He died Dec. 27, 1875, in Quincy, Ill.
Richardson, William Chant
lawyer, jurist, congressman, au- MERthor, was born Jan. 4, 1774, in Pelham, N.
H. He was a member of congress from Massachusetts from 1811 to 1814, when he resigned. He removed to Portsmouth, N.
H., in 1814, and was appointed chief justice of the supreme court of New Hampshire in 1816. He was the author of The New Hampshire Justice, and The Town Officer; and a considerable portion of the first and second volumes of The New Hampshire Reports was drawn up by him.
He died March 3, 1838, in Chester, N. H.
Riche, George Inman
lawyer, educator, was born Jan. 21, 1833, in Philadelphia, Pa. During the civil war he was paymaster of United States volunteers, and in 1864-67 he was a member of the common council. He is best known for his educational work. In 1867-86 he was the principal of the Philadelphia high school.
Richey, Isabel Grimes
poet, was born in Lancaster, Mo. She is a writer of Plattsmouth, Neb., and the author of a volume of poems entitled A Harp of the West.
Richey, James
educator, poet, was born July 15, 1818, in Pendleton county, Ky. Despite the advanced age of Mr.
Richey he still teaches school. For more than half a century he has contributed to educational journals and the periodical press; and his poems have been given a place in several standard collections.
Richey, James C
soldier, journalist, was born July 13, 1847, in New Castle, Pa. During the civil war he served as a union soldier, and has been on the frontier since the war. He is the editor and owner of The Times of Wichita, Kan.; has been alderman of his city and filled various other public positions of trust.
Richmond, Dean
merchant, railroad president, was born March 31, 1804, in Barnard, Vt. He moved to Buffalo in 1842, and after the consolidation of the railroads forming the New York Central he moved to Batavia, N. Y. He was first vice-president of the company; was elected its president in 1864, and was the first railroad man to advocate the laying of steel rails. He died Aug. 27, 1866, in New York city.
Richmond, Mrs. Euphemia John-
SON (GUERNSEY), author, was born in 1825 in New York. She is a writer of Upton, N. Y., and the author of Hope Raymond; Two Paths; The McAllisters, a temperance tale; The Jewelled Serpent; The Fatal Dower; and Anna Maynard, the King's Daughter.
Richmond, Hiram H
lawyer, congressman, was born May 17, 1810, in Chautauqua, N. Y. He was elected from New York to the forty-third congress.
Richmond, Jacob L
soldier, farmer, lawyer, business man, was born June 16, 1836, in Wayne, N. Y. He received his education in the common and high schools and attended a commercial college in St. Louis, Mo. He served as a union soldier during the civil war; was commissioned first lieutenant, and promoted to captain for bravery and efficiency during the siege of Vicksburg. For fifteen successive years he was inspector of customs; has been United States circuit court commissioner; and was clerk of the district court for fifteen years. He has filled the office of justice of the peace, and various other public offices of trust.
He is prominent in the Masonic and other fraternal orders; and resides in Minnewaukan, N. D.