Mark Richards (politician)
Mark Richards | |
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| 9th Westminster | |
| In office 1834–1835 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| In office 1832–1833 | |
| Preceded by | Cyrus Boynton |
| Succeeded by | John Smith |
| In office 1828–1829 | |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Goodell |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Mason |
| In office 1826–1827 | |
| Preceded by | Gideon Warner |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Goodell |
| In office 1824–1825 | |
| Preceded by | Elijah Ranney Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ebenezer Goodell |
| In office 1804–1805 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim Ranney Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ephraim Ranney Jr. |
| In office 1801–1802 | |
| Preceded by | Ephraim Ranney Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen R. Bradley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1760 Democratic-Republican |
| Spouse | Ann Ruggles (m. 1782-1841, her death) |
| Profession | Merchant |
Mark Richards (July 15, 1760 – August 10, 1844) was an American politician. He served as a member of the
lieutenant governor of Vermont
.
Biography
Richards was born in
Westminster, Vermont
, to open his own store.
Richards was a member of the
Presidential elector in 1812.[2]
He served on the Governor’s council from 1813 to 1816.
Richards was elected as a
US House of Representatives, and served from 1817 to 1821 as a member of the 15th and 16th United States Congress.[3][4] He served again in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1824 to 1826, in 1828 and from 1832 to 1834. He was the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1830 to 1831.[4]
Death
Richards died on August 10, 1844, in
Westminster, Vermont, and is interred in the Bradley tomb in the Old Westminster Cemetery in Westminster.[1]
Family
In 1782, Richards married Ann Ruggles. Their daughter Sarah was the wife of
William Czar Bradley
.
References
- ^ a b "RICHARDS, Mark, (1760 - 1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Mark Richards (1760-1844)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Mark Richards". govtrack.us. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ a b Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography, American Publishers Association, Chicago, Ill., 1914, p. 1
External links
- United States Congress. "Mark Richards (id: R000217)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Information from the Vermont Archives
- govtrack.us
- Mark Richards at Find a Grave
- The Political Graveyard
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