Mark Richards | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's At-large congressional district | |
March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1821 | |
| Luther Jewett | |
| Phineas White | |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
1801-1805 | |
| 8th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
1830-1831 | |
| Lieutenant | Samuel C. Crafts William A. Palmer |
| Henry Olin | |
| Lebbeus Egerton | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1760 Waterbury, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | August 10, 1844 (aged 84) Westminster, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic-Republican |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic-Republican |
| Profession | congressman, lieutenant governor |
Mark Richards (July 15, 1760 – August 10, 1844) was an American politician. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont and as the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
Biography
Richards was born in Waterbury in the Connecticut Colony on July 15, 1760, and received limited schooling. In 1776, he enlisted during the American Revolutionary War.[1] Richards moved to Boston after the war to work in a general store. In 1796 he moved to Westminster, Vermont to open his own store.
Richards was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1801 to 1805. He served as sheriff of Windham County from 1806 to 1810 and was a Presidential elector in 1812.[2] He served on the Governor's council from 1813 to 1816.
Richards was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the 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 seventh 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]
References
- ^ a b "RICHARDS, Mark, (1760 - 1844)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2012.
- ^ "Mark Richards (1760-1844)". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2012.
- ^ "Rep. Mark Richards". govtrack.us. Retrieved 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
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Luther Jewett |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Vermont's at-large congressional district March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1821 |
Succeeded by district eliminated |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Henry Olin |
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1830–1831 |
Succeeded by Lebbeus Egerton |
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