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| Affiliation | Federalist |
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| Name | John Richards |
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New Hanover, Pennsylvania , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 18, 1753
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| Died | November 13, 1822
(69 years)
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| Contributor | eddy 9_99 |
| Last Modifed | Chronicler
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| Info | RICHARDS, John, (brother of Matthias Richards), a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in New Hanover, Philadelphia County, Pa., April 18, 1753; educated under private tutors; served as magistrate during the Revolutionary War; appointed justice of the peace for Philadelphia County June 6, 1777, and served until his death; judge of the court of common pleas for Montgomery County in 1784; delegate to the Federal Constitutional Convention in 1787; elected as a Republican to the Fourth Congress (March 4, 1795-March 3, 1797); was not a candidate for renomination in 1796; was an ironmaster and also engaged in mercantile and agricultural pursuits; member of the State senate 1801-1807; died in New Hanover, Pa., November 13, 1822; interment in Faulkner Swamp (Lutheran) Church Cemetery.
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