George Francis Richardson

George Francis Richardson
George Francis Richardson
Member of the; Massachusetts State Senate[1]
	In office; 1871–1873
19th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts
	In office; 1867 – January 4, 1869
Preceded by	Josiah G. Peabody
Succeeded by	Jonathan P. Folsom
Member of the; Lowell, Massachusetts; Board of Aldermen[1]
	In office; 1864[2] – 1864[2]
President of the; Lowell, Massachusetts; Common Council[1][3]
	In office; 1862[3] – 1863[3]
Preceded by	William L. North[3]
Succeeded by	George Ripely[3]
Member of the; Lowell, Massachusetts; Common Council[1]; Ward 6[3]
	In office; 1862[3] – 1863[3]
Personal details
Born	December 6, 1829; Tyngsborough, Massachusetts
Died	March 22, 1912; Lowell, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican[1]
Alma mater	Phillips Exeter Academy, Harvard College, 1850; Harvard Law School, 1853[1]
Occupation	Lawyer[1]

George Francis Richardson (December 6, 1829 – March 22, 1912) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the nineteenth mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts,[3] and as a member of the Massachusetts State Senate.[1][2]

Early life

Richardson was born to Daniel and Hannah (Adams) Richardson, in Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, on December 6, 1829.[1]

1868 Republican National Convention

Richardson served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1868.[1]

Richardson while he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate in 1872

References

White, James T. (1916), The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time, Volume XV, New York, New York: James T. White & Company, p. 169.
Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 341.
City of Lowell (1910), City Documents of the City of Lowell, Massachusetts For the Year 1909-1910, Lowell, Massachusetts: The City of Lowell, pp. 99–103.

Political offices
Preceded by Josiah G. Peabody	19th Mayor of Lowell, Massachusetts 1867—January 4, 1869	Succeeded by Jonathan P. Folsom

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[NatCycloAmBio1916pg168-1] White, James T. (1916), The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time, Volume XV, New York, New York: James T. White & Company, p. 169.

[DavisPage341-2] Davis, William Thomas (1895), Bench and Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Volume II, Boston, Ma: The Boston History Company, p. 341.

[LowellCityDocs1910pgs99-103-3] City of Lowell (1910), City Documents of the City of Lowell, Massachusetts For the Year 1909-1910, Lowell, Massachusetts: The City of Lowell, pp. 99–103.