George W. Richardson

George Washington Richardson (October 28, 1808 – June 1886) was an American politician who served as the Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts, and twice as mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts.

George Washington Richardson
5th and 7th Mayor of
Worcester, Massachusetts
In office
January 1, 1855 – January 7, 1856
Preceded byJohn S.C. Knowlton
Succeeded byIsaac Davis
In office
January 5, 1857 – January 4, 1858
Preceded byIsaac Davis
Succeeded byIsaac Davis
14th Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts
In office
1854–1856
Preceded byJames Estabrook
Succeeded byJohn S.C. Knowlton
Personal details
BornOctober 28, 1808
Boston, Massachusetts[1]
DiedJune 1886[1]
Saint John, New Brunswick[1]
Political partyKnow Nothing[1]
Spouse(s)Lucy Dana White, (m. 1836, d. 1875)[2]
ChildrenClifford
Anna Maria (b. 1836)
Alma materHarvard College, 1829.[1]
OccupationLawyer[2]

Early life

Richardson was born on October 28, 1808[2] in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

Family life

Richardson married Lucy Dana White, of Watertown, Massachusetts, on January 6, 1836.[2] they had two children Clifford Richardson and Anna Maria Richardson. Lucy died on July 20, 1875.[2]

Education

Richardson graduated from Harvard College in 1829.[1]

Richardson was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1835.[2]

Public service

Sheriff of Worcester County

Richardson served as the Sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts from 1854 to 1856.[1]

Mayor of Worcester

Richardson was the mayor of Worcester from January 1, 1855 to January 7, 1856,[1] and from January 5, 1857 to January 4, 1858.[3] Richardson was elected in 1854 as a member of the Know Nothing party,[1] Richardson received a majority of 1,311 votes.[1] In December 1856 Richardson was elected the seventh mayor of Worcester with a majority of 55 votes.[3]

Death

Richardson died in Saint John, New Brunswick in June 1886.[1]

Notes
  1. Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 27.
  2. Burke, Arthur Meredyth (1908), The Prominent Families of the United States of America, London, England: The Sackville Pres, Ltd., p. 27.
  3. Rice, Franklin Pierce (1899), Worcester of Eighteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight:Fifty Years a City : A Graphic Representation of Its Institutions, Industries, and Leaders, Worcester, Massachusetts: F. S. Blanchard & Company, p. 30.
Political offices
Preceded by
John S.C. Knowlton		 5th Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 1, 1855-January 7, 1856		 Succeeded by
Isaac Davis
Preceded by
James Estabrook		 14th Sheriff of
Worcester County, Massachusetts
1854–1856		 Succeeded by
John S.C. Knowlton
Preceded by
Isaac Davis		 7th Mayor
of
Worcester, Massachusetts
January 5, 1857-January 4, 1858		 Succeeded by
Isaac Davis


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.