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Richardson, George F

agriculturist, state legislator, congressman, was born July 1, 1850, in Jamestown, Mich.

He was the son of a pioneer farmer, and his occupation in life has been principally that of a farmer. He received his education in the common schools. He was elected township clerk eight years in succession, and in 1884 was elected to the Michigan legislature, and again in 1890. The democrats controlled the organization of the house, and he was elected speaker pro tempore, and was elected to the fifty-third congress by the democrats and populists. He was the editor of The Free Coinage Independent, which is now published as The Middle West of Grand Rapids, Mich.