George F. Richardson

George F. Richardson

George Frederick Richardson (born July 1, 1850 in Jamestown , Ottawa County , Michigan , †  March 1, 1923 in Bellevue , Washington ) was an American politician . Between 1893 and 1895 he represented the state of Michigan in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Richardson attended the public schools in his home country, then worked in agriculture and commerce. He was also a township clerk in his hometown for eight years . In 1893 he moved to Grand Rapids . Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1885 and 1887, and again from 1891 to 1892, he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives . He has been President of this Chamber for the last two years.

In the congressional elections of 1892 Richardson was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Michigan , where he succeeded Charles E. Belknap on March 4, 1893 , whom he had defeated in the election. Belknap then filed an unsuccessful objection to the outcome of the election. Since he waived another candidacy in 1894, Richardson could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1895 .

After leaving the US House of Representatives, he ran a dairy farm in Grand Rapids. In 1904, Richardson moved to Kennewick , Washington state, where he also worked in agriculture. He also got into the gas station business, among other things. Richardson has been elected mayor of Kennewick twice. He also headed the school committee there. In 1916 he moved to Ellensburg , where he continued to go about his business. In 1919 he retired, which he spent in Bellevue. He died there on March 1, 1923.

Web links

• George F. Richardson in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George F. Richardson in the database of Find a Grave (English)