Richard T. Fountain

Richard Tillman Fountain (February 15, 1885 – February 21, 1945) was a North Carolina politician who served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives in 1927 and as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1929 to 1933 under Governor Oliver M. Gardner.

Fountain was born in

in 1907. He was appointed judge of the municipal court of the city of Rocky Mount in 1911 and held the office until 1918. He was also a trustee of the Rocky Mount Graded Schools (1917–1935), secretary to the board of trustees (1917–1921), and the chairman of the board (1924–1931).

In 1918 Fountain was elected to the

. On February 21, 1945, Fountain died in Rocky Mount at the age of sixty.

References

• OurCampaigns.com
• Richard Tillman Fountain Papers at East Carolina University

Political offices
Preceded by Edgar W. Pharr	Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives 1927-1929	Succeeded by Alexander H. Graham
Preceded by Jacob E. Long	Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina 1929-1933	Succeeded by Alexander H. Graham