James D. Richardson

James D. Richardson

James Daniel Richardson (born March 10, 1843 in Rutherford County , Tennessee , †  July 24, 1914 in Murfreesboro , Tennessee) was an American politician . Between 1885 and 1905 he represented the state of Tennessee in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Richardson attended his home public schools and Franklin College near Nashville . During the Civil War , he served in a Tennessee infantry unit in the Confederate Army . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer, he began to work in Murfreesboro in his new profession in 1867. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1871 and 1873 he was a member of the House of Representatives from Tennessee ; from 1873 to 1875 he was a member of the State Senate . In 1876, 1896 and 1900 he was a delegate to the respective Democratic National Conventions . In 1900 he served as president of that party congress. Richardson was also the editor of a publication entitled "Messages and Papers of the Presidents".

In the congressional election of 1884 Richardson was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Tennessee , where he succeeded Richard Warner on March 4, 1885 . After nine re-elections, he was able to complete ten legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . During this time, the Spanish-American War of 1898 took place . Between 1899 and 1903 Richardson was group chairman ( minority leader ) of the Democrats.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, James Richardson no longer appeared politically. He died on July 24, 1914 in Murfreesboro, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James D. Richardson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James D. Richardson in the database of Find a Grave (English)