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James Alexander Dudley Richards (March 22, 1845 – December 4, 1911) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Ohio for one term from 1893 to 1895.
James A. D. Richards | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 17th district | |
In office March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
Preceded by | Albert J. Pearson |
Succeeded by | Addison S. McClure |
Personal details | |
Born | Boston, Massachusetts | March 22, 1845
Died | December 4, 1911 66) New Philadelphia, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | East Fair Street Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Richards was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and spent his early life there and in New York City, where he received a common-school education. He moved to New Philadelphia, Ohio, in 1861. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1867 and commenced practice in New Philadelphia.
Richards was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-third Congress (March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Fifty-third Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
He resumed the practice of law in Washington, D.C., and subsequently returned to New Philadelphia, Ohio, and continued the practice of his profession.
He died in New Philadelphia, on December 4, 1911. He was interred in the East Fair Street Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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