James M. Richardson

James M. Richardson

James Montgomery Richardson (born July 1, 1858 in Mobile , Alabama , †  February 9, 1925 in Glasgow , Kentucky ) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1907 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In his early youth, James Richardson came to Glasgow, Kentucky, where he grew up with his uncle. There he attended public schools. In 1878, Richardson became the publisher of the Glasgow Times newspaper. At the same time he became politically active as a member of the Democratic Party . In 1896 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago , where William Jennings Bryan was first nominated as a presidential candidate. That same year, Richardson was elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives. Between 1900 and 1905 he was a prison officer.

In the congressional elections of 1904 , Richardson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded John Stockdale Rhea on March 4, 1905 . Since he was defeated by the Republican Addison James in the subsequent elections in 1906 , he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1907 . After serving in the US House of Representatives, James Richardson continued his work in the newspaper business. Between 1913 and 1922 he was a post office owner in Glasgow. He also died in this city on February 9, 1925.

Web links

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• James M. Richardson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• James M. Richardson in the database of Find a Grave (English)